Property Law Practice Exam: 200
Questions with Detailed Answers and
Rationales
Table of Contents
Part I: Acquisition of Property (Questions 1-25)
● First Possession (Capture, Discovery, Creation)
● Finders of Lost, Mislaid, and Abandoned Property
● Adverse Possession
● Gifts (Inter Vivos, Causa Mortis)
● Bailments
Part II: Estates in Land (Questions 26-60)
● Fee Simple Absolute
● Life Estates
● Fee Tail
● Defeasible Estates (Fee Simple Determinable, Fee
Simple Subject to Condition Subsequent, Fee Simple
Subject to Executory Limitation)
● Future Interests (Reversions, Remainders, Executory
Interests)
, ● The Rule Against Perpetuities
Part III: Concurrent Ownership (Questions 61-85)
● Joint Tenancy
● Tenancy in Common
● Tenancy by the Entirety
● Rights and Duties of Co-Tenants
● Partition
Part IV: Landlord and Tenant (Questions 86-115)
● Types of Tenancies (Term of Years, Periodic, At Will, At
Sufferance)
● Lease Agreements and Covenants
● Rent and Security Deposits
● Landlord's Duties (Quiet Enjoyment, Implied Warranty
of Habitability)
● Tenant's Duties and Remedies
● Eviction and Retaliatory Eviction
Part V: Transfers of Property (Questions 116-155)
● Sales of Real Estate (Contracts, Marketable Title,
Deeds)
● Recording Acts (Race, Notice, Race-Notice)
● Mortgages and Liens
● Easements and Covenants
● Equitable Servitudes
,Part VI: Land Use Controls (Questions 156-180)
● Zoning and Planning
● Takings and Eminent Domain
● Nuisance
● Support and Water Rights
Part VII: Miscellaneous Property Concepts (Questions
181-200)
● Fixtures
● Emblements
● Waste
● Trespass and Nuisance
● Licenses
Part I: Acquisition of Property
1. Question: A hunter shoots a wild deer on public land.
Another hunter, who had been pursuing the same deer for
hours, claims ownership. Under the rule of capture, who
owns the deer?
A) The first hunter who shot it
B) The second hunter who pursued it
, C) The state, because it is wild game
D) Neither hunter; the deer is abandoned
Answer: A) The first hunter who shot it
Rationale: Under the rule of capture, wild animals (ferae
naturae) are owned by the person who first captures or
mortally wounds them. In Pierson v. Post, the court held that
mere pursuit is insufficient to establish ownership. The first
hunter who actually shot the deer has possession.
2. Question: A person finds a wallet on the floor of a grocery
store. The wallet contains identification and $500. The
person turns the wallet over to the store manager. Who is
entitled to the wallet if the true owner never claims it?
A) The finder
B) The store owner
C) The state
D) The person who lost it
Answer: B) The store owner
Rationale: Under the law of finders, property found on
private property generally belongs to the owner of the
Questions with Detailed Answers and
Rationales
Table of Contents
Part I: Acquisition of Property (Questions 1-25)
● First Possession (Capture, Discovery, Creation)
● Finders of Lost, Mislaid, and Abandoned Property
● Adverse Possession
● Gifts (Inter Vivos, Causa Mortis)
● Bailments
Part II: Estates in Land (Questions 26-60)
● Fee Simple Absolute
● Life Estates
● Fee Tail
● Defeasible Estates (Fee Simple Determinable, Fee
Simple Subject to Condition Subsequent, Fee Simple
Subject to Executory Limitation)
● Future Interests (Reversions, Remainders, Executory
Interests)
, ● The Rule Against Perpetuities
Part III: Concurrent Ownership (Questions 61-85)
● Joint Tenancy
● Tenancy in Common
● Tenancy by the Entirety
● Rights and Duties of Co-Tenants
● Partition
Part IV: Landlord and Tenant (Questions 86-115)
● Types of Tenancies (Term of Years, Periodic, At Will, At
Sufferance)
● Lease Agreements and Covenants
● Rent and Security Deposits
● Landlord's Duties (Quiet Enjoyment, Implied Warranty
of Habitability)
● Tenant's Duties and Remedies
● Eviction and Retaliatory Eviction
Part V: Transfers of Property (Questions 116-155)
● Sales of Real Estate (Contracts, Marketable Title,
Deeds)
● Recording Acts (Race, Notice, Race-Notice)
● Mortgages and Liens
● Easements and Covenants
● Equitable Servitudes
,Part VI: Land Use Controls (Questions 156-180)
● Zoning and Planning
● Takings and Eminent Domain
● Nuisance
● Support and Water Rights
Part VII: Miscellaneous Property Concepts (Questions
181-200)
● Fixtures
● Emblements
● Waste
● Trespass and Nuisance
● Licenses
Part I: Acquisition of Property
1. Question: A hunter shoots a wild deer on public land.
Another hunter, who had been pursuing the same deer for
hours, claims ownership. Under the rule of capture, who
owns the deer?
A) The first hunter who shot it
B) The second hunter who pursued it
, C) The state, because it is wild game
D) Neither hunter; the deer is abandoned
Answer: A) The first hunter who shot it
Rationale: Under the rule of capture, wild animals (ferae
naturae) are owned by the person who first captures or
mortally wounds them. In Pierson v. Post, the court held that
mere pursuit is insufficient to establish ownership. The first
hunter who actually shot the deer has possession.
2. Question: A person finds a wallet on the floor of a grocery
store. The wallet contains identification and $500. The
person turns the wallet over to the store manager. Who is
entitled to the wallet if the true owner never claims it?
A) The finder
B) The store owner
C) The state
D) The person who lost it
Answer: B) The store owner
Rationale: Under the law of finders, property found on
private property generally belongs to the owner of the
