OKRES - Oklahoma Real Estate Salesperson Exam

Question 1: During a renovation, an inspector finds a fibrous mineral once used widely in older insulation, floor tiles, and pipe wrap that can release harmful microscopic fibers into the air when the material is cut or disturbed. Which environmental hazard does this description identify?

Radon

Mold

Asbestos

Carbon monoxide

Question 2: A hazardous substance found in paint used in homes built before a certain year poses a particular danger to young children who may ingest paint chips or dust. Federal disclosure rules target housing constructed before which year for this hazard?

Before 1978

Before 1990

Before 1950

Before 2000

Question 3: Under the federal Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act, sellers and landlords of qualifying older housing must give buyers a disclosure and pamphlet, and buyers must be offered an opportunity to conduct a lead inspection. How long is that inspection period?

Three days

Thirty days

Ninety days

Ten days

Question 4: A naturally occurring, colorless, odorless radioactive gas seeps up from the soil and can accumulate to dangerous levels in basements and lower floors of homes, where it is a leading environmental cause of lung cancer. Which hazard does this describe?

Asbestos

Radon

Lead

Formaldehyde

Question 5: After a plumbing leak goes unrepaired, a fungus begins growing on damp drywall and spreads through the home by releasing spores, causing respiratory problems for some occupants. Which environmental hazard is associated with moisture and poor ventilation like this?

Radon

Asbestos

Mold

Carbon monoxide

Question 6: A colorless, odorless gas produced by the incomplete burning of fuel in furnaces, water heaters, and car engines can be deadly when it accumulates indoors, which is why detectors are recommended near sleeping areas. Which hazard does this describe?

Carbon monoxide

Radon

Asbestos

Mold

Question 7: A type of foam insulation installed in some homes during the 1970s can release a colorless chemical gas as it cures and ages, causing eye and respiratory irritation. This insulation is often referred to by an abbreviation. Which hazard does this describe?

Asbestos insulation

Radon gas

Polychlorinated biphenyls

Urea-formaldehyde foam insulation

Question 8: A group of toxic industrial chemicals once widely used in electrical transformers, capacitors, and coolants was banned because it persists in the environment and accumulates in living tissue. These chemicals are known by a three-letter abbreviation. Which hazard is this?

Chlorofluorocarbons

Polychlorinated biphenyls

Urea-formaldehyde

Volatile organic compounds

Question 9: A federal law created a fund to clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites and imposes strict, joint, and several liability for cleanup costs on current and former owners and operators, even those who did not cause the contamination. Which law is this?

CERCLA, the Superfund law

The Clean Air Act

The Safe Drinking Water Act

The National Environmental Policy Act

Question 10: A later amendment to the federal Superfund law strengthened cleanup provisions and created defenses, including an innocent landowner defense, that can protect an owner who conducted appropriate inquiry and did not know of contamination. Which law provided these amendments?

The Brownfields Act alone

The Clean Water Act

SARA

The Endangered Species Act

Question 11: A commercial property once operated as a gas station, and buried tanks that held fuel remain on the site. These tanks can corrode and leak, contaminating soil and groundwater, and are subject to federal regulation. What are these buried tanks commonly called?

Septic systems

Cisterns

Retention basins

Underground storage tanks

Question 12: A city encourages redevelopment of abandoned former industrial and commercial sites where redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. Federal programs offer incentives and liability relief to bring these sites back into use. What are such sites called?

Brownfields

Greenbelts

Wetlands

Floodplains

Question 13: An environmental report refers to the water that exists under the earth's surface, filling the spaces in soil and rock, whose upper boundary rises and falls with rainfall and use. What is the term for the upper surface of this underground water?

The floodplain

The water table

The aquifer cap

The riparian line

Question 14: A federal law authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to set national standards for contaminants in public water systems in order to protect the quality of water that people drink. Which federal law establishes these public drinking water standards?

The Clean Air Act

CERCLA

The Safe Drinking Water Act

The Endangered Species Act

Question 15: A landowner wants to fill a marshy area of the property that is saturated by water and supports aquatic plants, but learns that federal law protects such areas and a permit may be required before altering them. What are these protected areas called?

Brownfields

Greenbelts

Floodplains

Wetlands

Question 16: Before buying a commercial property, a purchaser hires a consultant to review historical records, government databases, and the site's condition to identify potential contamination, without yet taking soil or water samples. What is this preliminary investigation commonly called?

A Phase I environmental site assessment

An environmental impact statement

A comparative market analysis

A home inspection

Question 17: A federal agency plans a major construction project and must prepare a detailed document analyzing the proposal's likely effects on the surrounding environment and considering reasonable alternatives, as required for significant federal actions. What is this document commonly called?

A Phase I assessment

A brownfield report

An environmental impact statement

A property condition disclosure

Question 18: A single federal agency is charged with enforcing many of the nation's environmental laws, setting standards for air, water, and hazardous substances, and administering major programs like the Superfund cleanup program. By what abbreviation is this federal environmental agency known?

HUD

FHA

OSHA

EPA

Question 19: During a renovation, a contractor notes that some asbestos-containing material has become so deteriorated that it can be crumbled by hand, releasing fibers into the air, making it far more dangerous than intact material. What is asbestos in this crumbling condition called?

Friable asbestos

Encapsulated asbestos

Bonded asbestos

Latent asbestos

Question 20: Rather than remove intact asbestos insulation and risk releasing fibers, a building owner chooses to seal it with a protective coating that keeps the fibers contained in place. What is this method of managing asbestos in place commonly called?

Remediation by removal

Encapsulation

Mitigation venting

Abatement demolition

OKRES Oklahoma Real Estate Salesperson Exam - Set 5 - Part 1

Question 1: During a renovation, an inspector finds a fibrous mineral once used widely in older insulation, floor tiles, and pipe wrap that can release harmful microscopic fibers into the air when the material is cut or disturbed. Which environmental hazard does this description identify?

Question 2: A hazardous substance found in paint used in homes built before a certain year poses a particular danger to young children who may ingest paint chips or dust. Federal disclosure rules target housing constructed before which year for this hazard?

Question 3: Under the federal Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act, sellers and landlords of qualifying older housing must give buyers a disclosure and pamphlet, and buyers must be offered an opportunity to conduct a lead inspection. How long is that inspection period?

Question 4: A naturally occurring, colorless, odorless radioactive gas seeps up from the soil and can accumulate to dangerous levels in basements and lower floors of homes, where it is a leading environmental cause of lung cancer. Which hazard does this describe?

Question 5: After a plumbing leak goes unrepaired, a fungus begins growing on damp drywall and spreads through the home by releasing spores, causing respiratory problems for some occupants. Which environmental hazard is associated with moisture and poor ventilation like this?

Question 6: A colorless, odorless gas produced by the incomplete burning of fuel in furnaces, water heaters, and car engines can be deadly when it accumulates indoors, which is why detectors are recommended near sleeping areas. Which hazard does this describe?

Question 7: A type of foam insulation installed in some homes during the 1970s can release a colorless chemical gas as it cures and ages, causing eye and respiratory irritation. This insulation is often referred to by an abbreviation. Which hazard does this describe?

Question 8: A group of toxic industrial chemicals once widely used in electrical transformers, capacitors, and coolants was banned because it persists in the environment and accumulates in living tissue. These chemicals are known by a three-letter abbreviation. Which hazard is this?

Question 9: A federal law created a fund to clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites and imposes strict, joint, and several liability for cleanup costs on current and former owners and operators, even those who did not cause the contamination. Which law is this?

Question 10: A later amendment to the federal Superfund law strengthened cleanup provisions and created defenses, including an innocent landowner defense, that can protect an owner who conducted appropriate inquiry and did not know of contamination. Which law provided these amendments?

Question 11: A commercial property once operated as a gas station, and buried tanks that held fuel remain on the site. These tanks can corrode and leak, contaminating soil and groundwater, and are subject to federal regulation. What are these buried tanks commonly called?

Question 12: A city encourages redevelopment of abandoned former industrial and commercial sites where redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. Federal programs offer incentives and liability relief to bring these sites back into use. What are such sites called?

Question 13: An environmental report refers to the water that exists under the earth's surface, filling the spaces in soil and rock, whose upper boundary rises and falls with rainfall and use. What is the term for the upper surface of this underground water?

Question 14: A federal law authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to set national standards for contaminants in public water systems in order to protect the quality of water that people drink. Which federal law establishes these public drinking water standards?

Question 15: A landowner wants to fill a marshy area of the property that is saturated by water and supports aquatic plants, but learns that federal law protects such areas and a permit may be required before altering them. What are these protected areas called?

Question 16: Before buying a commercial property, a purchaser hires a consultant to review historical records, government databases, and the site's condition to identify potential contamination, without yet taking soil or water samples. What is this preliminary investigation commonly called?

Question 17: A federal agency plans a major construction project and must prepare a detailed document analyzing the proposal's likely effects on the surrounding environment and considering reasonable alternatives, as required for significant federal actions. What is this document commonly called?

Question 18: A single federal agency is charged with enforcing many of the nation's environmental laws, setting standards for air, water, and hazardous substances, and administering major programs like the Superfund cleanup program. By what abbreviation is this federal environmental agency known?

Question 19: During a renovation, a contractor notes that some asbestos-containing material has become so deteriorated that it can be crumbled by hand, releasing fibers into the air, making it far more dangerous than intact material. What is asbestos in this crumbling condition called?

Question 20: Rather than remove intact asbestos insulation and risk releasing fibers, a building owner chooses to seal it with a protective coating that keeps the fibers contained in place. What is this method of managing asbestos in place commonly called?

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