ORES Ohio Real Estate Salesperson Examination - Set 4 - Part 1

Test your knowledge of technical writing concepts with these practice questions. Each question includes detailed explanations to help you understand the correct answers.

Question 1: Which of the following Ohio bodies processes applications, issues licenses, investigates complaints, audits brokers, and brings disciplinary cases day-to-day?

The Ohio Real Estate Commission

The Division of Real Estate

The Ohio Civil Rights Commission

The Appraiser Board

Question 2: Which of the following Ohio bodies adopts the rules and the Canons of Ethics and hears appeals of the Superintendent's disciplinary orders?

The Ohio Real Estate Commission

The Superintendent of Real Estate

The Department of Commerce

The court of common pleas

Question 3: Which of the following correctly describes the membership of the Ohio Real Estate Commission, the state's rule-making and appellate body for licensees?

Nine members elected by licensees

Three members, all licensed brokers

Seven members appointed by the Superintendent

Five members, four brokers and one public

Question 4: Which of the following describes how Ohio's Superintendent of Real Estate is selected to lead the Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing?

Designated by the Director of Commerce

Chosen by a vote of licensed brokers

Elected statewide by Ohio voters

Appointed for life by the Governor

Question 5: Which of the following Ohio bodies regulates appraisers under its own membership and standards, entirely separate from the real estate licensing structure?

The Ohio Real Estate Commission

The Division of Real Estate

The Ohio Real Estate Appraiser Board

The Department of Commerce

Question 6: Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Ohio Real Estate Recovery Fund, the public-protection account held in the state treasury?

To insure brokers against business losses

To reimburse the public after uncollectible judgments

To pay licensees' continuing-education costs

To fund the Division's advertising audits

Question 7: After the Recovery Fund pays a claim on a licensee's behalf, which of the following happens to that licensee's license?

Suspended until the fund is repaid

It is permanently revoked at once

It continues with no further consequence

It converts automatically to inactive status

Question 8: Which of the following functions is performed by the Division's investigators when they examine a brokerage's ledgers, transaction files, and trust accounts?

A title search

An appraisal review

An audit

A closing

Question 9: Which of the following pairs of conditions must both be present before an act becomes licensed real estate activity in Ohio?

For another person and for compensation

On weekends and inside city limits

In writing and notarized

For a relative and at a loss

Question 10: Which of the following persons may sell real estate in Ohio without holding a real estate license, under a recognized exemption from the license law?

A salesperson between brokerages

An unlicensed assistant negotiating offers

An owner selling the owner's own property

A friend paid a referral fee

Question 11: Which of the following persons selling real estate is exempt from Ohio licensure because the work is a court-supervised fiduciary duty?

An executor settling an estate

A property manager for owners

A part-time wholesaler

A leasing agent for a complex

Question 12: Which of the following may convey an owner's real estate without a real estate license because they act under the owner's power of attorney?

A buyer's agent

An attorney-in-fact

A listing salesperson

A mortgage broker

Question 13: Which of the following correctly states the total approved pre-licensing instruction an Ohio salesperson applicant must complete before sitting for the exam?

Forty hours

Three hundred hours

One hundred twenty hours

Sixty hours

Question 14: Which of the following is an added requirement an Ohio salesperson must satisfy to qualify for a broker license, beyond the salesperson prerequisites?

A four-year university degree

Ten years as a public member

Membership in a trade association

Active experience and broker-level courses

Question 15: Which of the following correctly states how many brokers an Ohio salesperson may be licensed under at one time?

Exactly one broker at a time

Any number within one county

Up to three brokers simultaneously

Two brokers in different cities

Question 16: A salesperson terminates with one broker and has not yet re-associated with another. Which of the following best describes the salesperson's authority during that gap?

May finish only pending deals

Is inactive and may not practice

May practice anywhere in the state

May practice under the old broker

Question 17: Which of the following describes Ohio's continuing-education requirement that an active real estate licensee must satisfy to keep the license renewed?

No continuing education is required

Ten hours every single year

One hundred hours once only

Thirty hours every three-year cycle

Question 18: Which of the following describes the post-licensing education a newly licensed Ohio salesperson must complete after the license is issued?

Thirty hours before the exam

Forty hours within five years

Twenty hours within twelve months

No additional hours after licensing

Question 19: Which of the following license statuses describes an Ohio licensee who is not associated with a broker and therefore may not perform licensed acts?

Active status

Principal-broker status

Reciprocal status

Inactive status

Question 20: Which of the following best distinguishes a resigned Ohio license from an inactive one held with the Division for later reactivation?

Resigned licensees may still practice

Resigned is surrendered; inactive is merely held

Inactive licenses cannot ever be reactivated

Both require passing the broker exam

Need Guaranteed Results?

Our exam support service guarantees you'll pass your OA on the first attempt. Pay only after you pass!

Get Exam Support