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feature - Property Proficiency Quiz

Are you ready to conduct a property research investigation? Test your skills and knowledge. This is a complex subject, so don't feel you should know every answer.

Good luck!

1.The original owner, design, and building cost of a home may be found in:
 Grantor Records
  Original Deed and Lot Record
  Property Tax Record
 Title Transfer and Mortgage
2.Which land record was also used to document the movement of slaves?
 Land Patent
 Tax Record
 Deed
 Cash Entry
3.Which agency has two million historical land records, searchable online?
 The Bureau of Land Management
 The National Historic Trust
 The Congressional Record
 The National Land Records Museum
4.Where is a land record most likely to be?
 On the Internet
  Visitor Center
 County Courthouse
 State Archives
5.A Grant or Patent might also be called a:
 Private Land Claim
 State Selection
 Homestead
 First Title Deed
6.We began recording Deeds in this country:
 During the War of Independence
 After the Louisiana Purchase
 Right after the Pilgrims got here
 After the Civil War
7.Which is not a land record?
 Military Warrant
 Land Patent
 Borough Deed
 Indenture