TAB - Tennessee Affiliate Broker Exam

Question 1: An affiliate broker in Nashville designs a property flyer. Under Tennessee Real Estate Commission rules, which pair of identifiers must the flyer display so the public can recognize the responsible firm?

The firm name and firm telephone number

The affiliate broker's license number

The principal broker's home address

The local association membership emblem

Question 2: A licensee places an advertisement worded so the reader cannot tell that a real estate professional is behind it. Which of the following describes what the licensee has unlawfully created?

A cooperative advertisement

A protected listing

A blind advertisement

A net listing

Question 3: A Knoxville team wants its team name to dominate a brochure. Under Tennessee Real Estate Commission rules, how must the firm name compare in lettering to the team name?

At least the same size or larger

Any size the principal broker prefers

Smaller than the team name

Equal only when a logo appears

Question 4: A seller in Murfreesboro tells an affiliate broker over the phone to plant a yard sign today. Under Tennessee Real Estate Commission rules, may the affiliate broker post it on that permission alone?

Yes, spoken consent is enough

Yes, if the sign omits price

Only with the Commission's approval

No, written authorization is required

Question 5: Tennessee's advertising rule lists many regulated media but classifies certain promotional items as outside the definition of advertising. Which of the following falls into that exempt promotional category?

Business cards

Email signatures

Yard signs

Website landing pages

Question 6: A Chattanooga firm builds a multi-page website. Under Tennessee Real Estate Commission rules governing internet advertising, where must the firm name and firm telephone number conspicuously appear?

Within the hidden page metadata

On the home page only

On each page of the website

On the contact page only

Question 7: A small Franklin firm displays the full multiple-listing inventory on its public website through a shared feed. Under Tennessee Real Estate Commission rules, what statement must each such page include?

All listings are verified accurate daily

Prices shown exclude all closing costs

This firm represents every seller shown

Some listings may not belong to this firm

Question 8: A Jackson licensee marks a listing under contract on her own firm website the same day, yet an aggregator she never used still shows it as active. Under Tennessee rules, is she in violation?

No, she controls only first-generation advertising

Yes, unless she notified the aggregator

Only if the price also changed

Yes, every online copy must match

Question 9: An affiliate broker promotes listings on a social media profile in Memphis. Under Tennessee Real Estate Commission rules, how accessible must the firm identification be from the viewable page?

Within three clicks of the page

Printed on each individual post

No more than one click away

Filed only with the Commission

Question 10: An affiliate broker in Brentwood lists a rental duplex she personally owns through her own firm. Under Tennessee Real Estate Commission rules, what must her advertising make clear about her position?

That she waives any commission

That the firm guarantees the price

That the Commission approved the listing

That she is a licensee

Question 11: An affiliate broker in Cleveland wants to offer buyers a thousand dollars cash back at closing if they use her. Under Tennessee statute, is that cash offer permitted?

No, cash inducements are prohibited

Yes, when disclosed in writing

Yes, up to the commission amount

Yes, if the seller agrees first

Question 12: A Hendersonville firm sponsors a drawing for a television to attract sellers. Under Tennessee Real Estate Commission rules, beyond firm sponsorship, how must the licensee make the prize offer?

After the buyer claims the prize

In writing, signed by the licensee

Orally during the listing appointment

Through the multiple-listing service only

Question 13: A Sevierville affiliate broker hands a buyer a gift card as a closing gift, then prints postcards advertising the same closing gift to win business. Under recent Tennessee rules, which act crosses the line?

Giving the gift card at closing

Offering any gift card at all

Advertising the closing gift card

Choosing the gift card's value

Question 14: An affiliate broker in Columbia wants to advertise a home before the owner has signed anything. Under Tennessee principles, what must come first in the compliant sequence?

A price approved by the Commission

A buyer prequalified by a lender

A posted sign to gauge interest

A signed listing or written authorization

Question 15: A buyer's agent in Cookeville wants to feature a rival firm's listing in her weekly newsletter. Under Tennessee Real Estate Commission rules, whose written authorization must she obtain first?

The listing agent or listing broker

The local multiple-listing service

The seller of the property

Her own principal broker only

Question 16: A franchised firm in Knoxville runs a full-page advertisement showing only the national brand and no firm name. Under Tennessee Real Estate Commission rules, how is that advertisement treated?

As fully compliant branding

As misleading advertising

As exempt promotional material

As acceptable with a logo

Question 17: A Gatlinburg listing expires unsold, but the affiliate broker leaves the yard sign standing to catch stray calls. Under Tennessee principles, what is wrong with leaving the sign up?

Only the missing price is unlawful

It requires a new Commission permit

It advertises without authority and misleads

Nothing, signs may remain indefinitely

Question 18: An affiliate broker in Chattanooga is closing a sale when the grateful seller tries to hand him a personal bonus check at the table. Under Tennessee statute, may he accept it directly?

Yes, with the principal broker's consent

Yes, because he earned it

Yes, since the seller offered freely

No, only the principal broker may pay him

Question 19: A neighbor offers a new affiliate broker in Murfreesboro a private fee to quietly find a buyer for a duplex without involving her firm. Under Tennessee law, why is that unlawful?

She may act only through her firm

Duplex sales need a separate license

Residential referrals are always prohibited

The fee exceeds the statutory maximum

Question 20: Within a Murfreesboro firm, a team leader wants to pay a newer member's commission splits straight from his own account to simplify accounting. Under Tennessee Real Estate Commission rules, is that allowed?

Yes, if the split is disclosed

No, the principal broker must pay members

Yes, because teams self-govern pay

Yes, team leaders pay their members

TAB Tennessee Affiliate Broker Exam - Set 4 - Part 1