Ohio Notary Test questions with correct answers

Ohio
Notary
Test
questions
with
correct
answers
acknowledgment
-
ANSWER-notarial
act
in
which
a
notary
certifies
having
positively
identified
a
document
signer
who
personally
appeared
before
the
notary
and
admitted
having
signed
the
document
freely
affidavit
-
ANSWER-written
statement
signed
before
a
Notary
(or
other
authorized
official)
by
a
person
who
swears
or
affirms
to
the
Notary
that
the
statement
is
true
affirmation
-
ANSWER-spoken,
solemn
promise
on
one's
personal
honor,
with
no
reference
to
God,
that
is
made
before
a
Notary
in
relation
to
an
affidavit
or
as
a
notarial
act
in
its
own
right
attorney-in-fact
-
ANSWER-a
person,
not
necessarily
a
lawyer,
who
is
given
the
authority
to
sign
or
act
on
behalf
of
another
individual
(principal)
through
a
document
called
a
power
of
attorney
authentication
-
ANSWER-process
of
proving
the
genuineness
of
the
signature
and
seal
of
a
Notary
or
other
official,
usually
through
attachment
of
certificate
of
authority;
can
be
obtained
at
the
Clerk
of
Courts
office
certified
copy
-
ANSWER-document
verified
as
an
accurate
reproduction
of
an
original
document
whose
unreproduced
parts
are
filled
in
on
the
copy
by
hand