NYREI School Exam Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: A vertical piece used to frame a structure is called a:
Answer: stud
Question 2: What are horizontal parallel framing boards used to support floor loads?
Answer: joist
Question 3: With regard to residential insulation, what does Rvalue refer to?
Answer: resistant to heat transfer
Question 4: What is the standard ventilation rate?
Answer: 15 cubic feet per min (CFM) per person
Question 5: What system delivers heat and AC through the same ducts?
Answer: Forced warm air system
Question 6: As a measure of the force that pushes electricity through a wire, residential circuits operate
at:
Answer: 110 Volts
Question 7: Why are circuit breakers better than fuses
Answer: they are safer and more convenient
Question 8: Each is a mandated warranty according to NY state general business law 36B except:
Answer: 3 years roof shingles
Question 9: What federal law addresses hazardous waste sites?
Answer: comprehensive environmental response, compensation, liabilities act
Question 10: what law sharply curtailed use of CFCs?
Answer: clean air act
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,Question 11: Who protects wetlands?
Answer: Army Corps of Engineers
Question 12: What diseases does asbestos cause?
Answer: lung = asbestos + mesothelioma
Question 13: Before construction can begin, a gov. authority must issue:
Answer: building permit
Question 14: where is asbestos typically found in a home?
Answer: around pipes and furnaces
Question 15: what substance destroys ozone?
Answer: CFCs
Question 16: what should a homebuyer be most concerned about asbestos?
Answer: it can contaminate the house if removed improperly since airborne particles are dangerous
Question 17: Sam is a property manager. he must ensure each apartment has:
Answer: co detector
Question 18: Federal law title X makes real estate licensees liable for disclosure of what hazard?
Answer: lead
Question 19: What must SP give tenants/buyers of homes built before 1978?
Answer: lead disclosure + "protect your family" booklet
Question 20: How many years must SP keep lead forms?
Answer: 3
Question 21: What carcinogenic liquid gets into soil or water?
Answer: PCBs
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, Question 22: Who pays for the home inspection?
Answer: buyer
Question 23: Who pays to remediate termites?
Answer: seller
Question 24: What water supply is most likely to get contaminated with radon?
Answer: a private well
Question 25: How do you get radon out of a house?
Answer: seal cracks and ventilate
Question 26: What determines an independant contractor / employ relationship
Answer: amount of control, direction, and supervision broker has over services being performed
Question 27: New York law requires employing brokers to ___ and ___ the real estate activities of their
affiliated licensees
Answer: direct, supervise
Question 28: Two major differences between IRS classifications are?
Answer: who directs activities, who pays taxes
Question 29: A seller tells Pam not to show to minorities. What must Pam do?
Answer: refuse
Question 30: Which duty is impossible in dual agency?
Answer: loyalty
Question 31: When is dual agency legal?
Answer: when both parties give written informed consent
Question 32: When an agent has a contract for seller representation but also works in best interests of
buyer, it is called?
Answer: undisclosed dual agency
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Question 1: A vertical piece used to frame a structure is called a:
Answer: stud
Question 2: What are horizontal parallel framing boards used to support floor loads?
Answer: joist
Question 3: With regard to residential insulation, what does Rvalue refer to?
Answer: resistant to heat transfer
Question 4: What is the standard ventilation rate?
Answer: 15 cubic feet per min (CFM) per person
Question 5: What system delivers heat and AC through the same ducts?
Answer: Forced warm air system
Question 6: As a measure of the force that pushes electricity through a wire, residential circuits operate
at:
Answer: 110 Volts
Question 7: Why are circuit breakers better than fuses
Answer: they are safer and more convenient
Question 8: Each is a mandated warranty according to NY state general business law 36B except:
Answer: 3 years roof shingles
Question 9: What federal law addresses hazardous waste sites?
Answer: comprehensive environmental response, compensation, liabilities act
Question 10: what law sharply curtailed use of CFCs?
Answer: clean air act
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,Question 11: Who protects wetlands?
Answer: Army Corps of Engineers
Question 12: What diseases does asbestos cause?
Answer: lung = asbestos + mesothelioma
Question 13: Before construction can begin, a gov. authority must issue:
Answer: building permit
Question 14: where is asbestos typically found in a home?
Answer: around pipes and furnaces
Question 15: what substance destroys ozone?
Answer: CFCs
Question 16: what should a homebuyer be most concerned about asbestos?
Answer: it can contaminate the house if removed improperly since airborne particles are dangerous
Question 17: Sam is a property manager. he must ensure each apartment has:
Answer: co detector
Question 18: Federal law title X makes real estate licensees liable for disclosure of what hazard?
Answer: lead
Question 19: What must SP give tenants/buyers of homes built before 1978?
Answer: lead disclosure + "protect your family" booklet
Question 20: How many years must SP keep lead forms?
Answer: 3
Question 21: What carcinogenic liquid gets into soil or water?
Answer: PCBs
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, Question 22: Who pays for the home inspection?
Answer: buyer
Question 23: Who pays to remediate termites?
Answer: seller
Question 24: What water supply is most likely to get contaminated with radon?
Answer: a private well
Question 25: How do you get radon out of a house?
Answer: seal cracks and ventilate
Question 26: What determines an independant contractor / employ relationship
Answer: amount of control, direction, and supervision broker has over services being performed
Question 27: New York law requires employing brokers to ___ and ___ the real estate activities of their
affiliated licensees
Answer: direct, supervise
Question 28: Two major differences between IRS classifications are?
Answer: who directs activities, who pays taxes
Question 29: A seller tells Pam not to show to minorities. What must Pam do?
Answer: refuse
Question 30: Which duty is impossible in dual agency?
Answer: loyalty
Question 31: When is dual agency legal?
Answer: when both parties give written informed consent
Question 32: When an agent has a contract for seller representation but also works in best interests of
buyer, it is called?
Answer: undisclosed dual agency
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