business law 6

Question 1 of 20

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A possession interest in which the lease continues for successive periods for the same length of time-weekly, monthly, or annually-and is automatically renewed at the end of the period is a:

	A. periodic tenancy.
	B. tenancy for years.
	C. tenancy at will.
	D. tenancy at sufferance.

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Question 2 of 20

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A landlord’s promise that the premises have no defects that would impair the health, safety, or wellbeing of the occupants is an implied warranty of:

	A. merchantability.
	B. habitability.
	C. safety.
	D. title.

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Question 3 of 20

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The landlord has the right to collect the agreed-upon rent as provided in the:

	A. sale deed.
	B. quitclaim deed.
	C. hire purchase deed.
	D. lease agreement.

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Question 4 of 20

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When tenants transfer their entire interest in property for the remaining term of a lease it is a(n):

	A. leasehold.
	B. sublease.
	C. eviction.
	D. assignment.

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Question 5 of 20

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An agreement in which a suitcase is left with a railroad station checkroom is a:

	A. bailment for the sole benefit of the bailee.
	B. bailment for the sole benefit of the bailor.
	C. mutual-benefit bailment.
	D. constructive bailment.

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Question 6 of 20

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A guest whose stay is relatively uncertain is known as a:

	A. traveler.
	B. customer.
	C. transient.
	D. temporary.

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Question 7 of 20

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An individual or firm in the business of transporting goods between certain points as allowed by the various state commissions that regulate the carriers is known as a __________ carrier.

	A. business
	B. government
	C. public
	D. common

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Question 8 of 20

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The law requires that a common carrier must accept all shipments that it is authorized to:

	A. purchase.
	B. handle.
	C. hypothecate.
	D. pledge.

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Question 9 of 20

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__________ is the right of an owner of property such as plants or animals to increase in the property. The owner of a cow, for example, owns the calves born to the cow.

	A. Statutory right
	B. Accession
	C. Legal right
	D. Anticipation

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Question 10 of 20

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Ownership is held in __________ when all the rights of ownership in a particular piece of property are held by one person.

	A. severalty
	B. solitary
	C. defiance
	D. accession

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Question 11 of 20

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When two or more persons own equal shares of a property then it is called:

	A. severalty.
	B. co-ownership.
	C. joint tenancy.
	D. multiparty.

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Question 12 of 20

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The owner of a freehold estate who holds the estate absolutely is said to hold it in:

	A. accession.
	B. easements.
	C. life estates.
	D. fee simple.

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Question 13 of 20

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In a property, a person who holds a freehold estate only for his or her lifetime is said to hold a(n) __________ in the property.

	A. accession
	B. precession
	C. life estate
	D. benefit

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Question 14 of 20

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A living trust is also known as a(n) __________ trust.

	A. testamentary
	B. contemporary
	C. inter vivos
	D. constructive

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Question 15 of 20

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The responsibility of the trustee is that of a(n):

	A. fiduciary.
	B. probationary.
	C. stationary.
	D. exemplary.

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Question 16 of 20

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A person who makes a will is known as a(n):

	A. testator.
	B. administrator.
	C. executor.
	D. trustee.

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Question 17 of 20

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If the personal representative has been named in the will, he or she is known as the:

	A. executor.
	B. administrator.
	C. testator.
	D. legacy.

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Question 18 of 20

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A formal printed will must be signed by the testator and:

	A. executed.
	B. scripted.
	C. witnessed.
	D. supplemented.

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Question 19 of 20

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An agreement reached between a bailor and a bailee is a:

	A. mortgage.
	B. bailout.
	C. bailment.
	D. codicil.

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Question 20 of 20

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Legally, property other than land, including both tangible property and intangible property, is considered __________ property.

	A. real
	B. personal
	C. intangible
	D. transient