HOGAN PREP – REAL ESTATE (NATIONAL) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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2026 Prep Exam — 300 Q&A
Multiple Choice | Graded A+
National Real Estate Principles & Practices
1. What is the definition of real property?
A) Land and anything permanently attached to it ✓ CORRECT
B) Personal property only
C) Movable goods
D) Leasehold interests only
2. Which of the following is an example of personal property?
A) A built-in dishwasher
B) A fence
C) A refrigerator not attached to the home ✓ CORRECT
D) Hardwood flooring
3. What is a fixture?
A) Movable personal property
B) Personal property that has been permanently attached to real
property ✓ CORRECT
C) A type of lien
D) A leasehold estate
4. The MARIA test is used to determine:
A) Whether an item is a fixture or personal property ✓ CORRECT
B) The value of real property
C) Zoning classifications
D) Whether a deed is valid
5. What does 'MARIA' stand for in real estate?
A) Market value, Appreciation, Recorded, Intent, Assessment
, B) Marketability, Access, Restrictions, Income, Appraisal
C) Method, Agreement, Relationship, Intent, Acceptance
D) Method of attachment, Adaptability, Relationship of parties,
Intention, Agreement ✓ CORRECT
6. Which type of ownership gives one person sole ownership of
property?
A) Severalty ✓ CORRECT
B) Joint tenancy
C) Tenancy in common
D) Community property
7. Joint tenancy requires four unities. Which of the following is NOT
one of them?
A) Unity of Time
B) Unity of Title
C) Unity of Interest
D) Unity of Purpose ✓ CORRECT
8. In a joint tenancy, when one co-owner dies, the property:
A) Goes through probate
B) Passes to the surviving co-owners by right of survivorship ✓
CORRECT
C) Is divided equally among heirs
D) Reverts to the state
9. In a tenancy in common, each owner:
A) Must have equal shares
B) Has right of survivorship
C) Holds an undivided interest in the property ✓ CORRECT
D) Must have unity of time
10. Community property is recognized in how many U.S. states?
A) Seven
B) Nine ✓ CORRECT
C) Twelve
D) Five
,11. What are the three main methods of legal land description?
A) Metes and bounds, rectangular survey, and lot and block ✓
CORRECT
B) Street address, tax ID, and GPS coordinates
C) Survey, plat, and deed
D) Acreage, frontage, and depth
12. A township in the rectangular survey system contains:
A) 16 sections
B) 24 sections
C) 36 sections ✓ CORRECT
D) 48 sections
13. Each section in the rectangular survey system equals:
A) 320 acres
B) 640 acres ✓ CORRECT
C) 1,280 acres
D) 160 acres
14. A point of beginning (POB) is used in which land description
method?
A) Metes and bounds ✓ CORRECT
B) Rectangular survey
C) Lot and block
D) Tax parcel
15. The lot and block system is also known as the:
A) Rectangular survey system
B) Metes and bounds system
C) Recorded plat system ✓ CORRECT
D) Cadastral system
16. A datum is:
A) A unit of land measurement
B) A reference point for elevation measurements ✓ CORRECT
C) A type of deed
, D) A boundary marker
17. How many acres are in a quarter section?
A) 160 acres ✓ CORRECT
B) 320 acres
C) 80 acres
D) 640 acres
18. A benchmark is:
A) A type of property boundary
B) A unit of survey measurement
C) A zoning designation
D) A permanent reference mark used by surveyors to indicate
elevation ✓ CORRECT
19. Tiers in the rectangular survey system run:
A) East and west ✓ CORRECT
B) North and south
C) Diagonally
D) In a circular pattern
20. Ranges in the rectangular survey system run:
A) East and west
B) North and south ✓ CORRECT
C) Diagonally
D) In a circular pattern
21. An encumbrance is:
A) A type of deed
B) A form of ownership
C) Any claim, lien, or liability attached to real property ✓
CORRECT
D) A survey method
22. Which of the following is a specific lien?
A) Mortgage lien ✓ CORRECT
B) Judgment lien
ANSWERS - 100% VERIFIED - LATEST 2026 - GUARANTEED PASS
2026 Prep Exam — 300 Q&A
Multiple Choice | Graded A+
National Real Estate Principles & Practices
1. What is the definition of real property?
A) Land and anything permanently attached to it ✓ CORRECT
B) Personal property only
C) Movable goods
D) Leasehold interests only
2. Which of the following is an example of personal property?
A) A built-in dishwasher
B) A fence
C) A refrigerator not attached to the home ✓ CORRECT
D) Hardwood flooring
3. What is a fixture?
A) Movable personal property
B) Personal property that has been permanently attached to real
property ✓ CORRECT
C) A type of lien
D) A leasehold estate
4. The MARIA test is used to determine:
A) Whether an item is a fixture or personal property ✓ CORRECT
B) The value of real property
C) Zoning classifications
D) Whether a deed is valid
5. What does 'MARIA' stand for in real estate?
A) Market value, Appreciation, Recorded, Intent, Assessment
, B) Marketability, Access, Restrictions, Income, Appraisal
C) Method, Agreement, Relationship, Intent, Acceptance
D) Method of attachment, Adaptability, Relationship of parties,
Intention, Agreement ✓ CORRECT
6. Which type of ownership gives one person sole ownership of
property?
A) Severalty ✓ CORRECT
B) Joint tenancy
C) Tenancy in common
D) Community property
7. Joint tenancy requires four unities. Which of the following is NOT
one of them?
A) Unity of Time
B) Unity of Title
C) Unity of Interest
D) Unity of Purpose ✓ CORRECT
8. In a joint tenancy, when one co-owner dies, the property:
A) Goes through probate
B) Passes to the surviving co-owners by right of survivorship ✓
CORRECT
C) Is divided equally among heirs
D) Reverts to the state
9. In a tenancy in common, each owner:
A) Must have equal shares
B) Has right of survivorship
C) Holds an undivided interest in the property ✓ CORRECT
D) Must have unity of time
10. Community property is recognized in how many U.S. states?
A) Seven
B) Nine ✓ CORRECT
C) Twelve
D) Five
,11. What are the three main methods of legal land description?
A) Metes and bounds, rectangular survey, and lot and block ✓
CORRECT
B) Street address, tax ID, and GPS coordinates
C) Survey, plat, and deed
D) Acreage, frontage, and depth
12. A township in the rectangular survey system contains:
A) 16 sections
B) 24 sections
C) 36 sections ✓ CORRECT
D) 48 sections
13. Each section in the rectangular survey system equals:
A) 320 acres
B) 640 acres ✓ CORRECT
C) 1,280 acres
D) 160 acres
14. A point of beginning (POB) is used in which land description
method?
A) Metes and bounds ✓ CORRECT
B) Rectangular survey
C) Lot and block
D) Tax parcel
15. The lot and block system is also known as the:
A) Rectangular survey system
B) Metes and bounds system
C) Recorded plat system ✓ CORRECT
D) Cadastral system
16. A datum is:
A) A unit of land measurement
B) A reference point for elevation measurements ✓ CORRECT
C) A type of deed
, D) A boundary marker
17. How many acres are in a quarter section?
A) 160 acres ✓ CORRECT
B) 320 acres
C) 80 acres
D) 640 acres
18. A benchmark is:
A) A type of property boundary
B) A unit of survey measurement
C) A zoning designation
D) A permanent reference mark used by surveyors to indicate
elevation ✓ CORRECT
19. Tiers in the rectangular survey system run:
A) East and west ✓ CORRECT
B) North and south
C) Diagonally
D) In a circular pattern
20. Ranges in the rectangular survey system run:
A) East and west
B) North and south ✓ CORRECT
C) Diagonally
D) In a circular pattern
21. An encumbrance is:
A) A type of deed
B) A form of ownership
C) Any claim, lien, or liability attached to real property ✓
CORRECT
D) A survey method
22. Which of the following is a specific lien?
A) Mortgage lien ✓ CORRECT
B) Judgment lien
