Free Tennessee Affiliate Broker State Portion Examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

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1. 1What is the stated purpose for which the Tennessee Real Estate Commission was created?

   1. A. To enforce the Tennessee Real Estate Broker's Licensing Law
   2. B. To adjudicate private commission disputes
   3. C. To award damages to injured consumers
   4. D. To set local property-tax assessments

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The Commission states, "The Commission was created to enforce the Tennessee Real Estate Broker's Licensing Law of the state." Therefore enforcement of that licensing law is its stated purpose.

   Reference: Tennessee Real Estate Commission File a Complaint — Commission function, item 1

2. 2How many approved classroom hours in real estate must a Tennessee affiliate-broker applicant certify with the examination application?

   1. A. 30 hours
   2. B. 45 hours
   3. C. 60 hours
   4. D. 120 hours

   Answer: C

   Explanation: T.C.A. § 62-13-303(b)(2) requires "Certification of satisfactory completion by the applicant of sixty (60) classroom hours in real estate." Thus 60 hours accompany the exam application.

   Reference: Tncodebill_Volume2_2026 — T.C.A. § 62-13-303(b)(2), effective January 1, 2026

3. 3Which item is included in the Tennessee rule's definition of real estate advertising?

   1. A. An email signature promoting a licensee
   2. B. A licensee's plain business card
   3. C. A pen bearing a licensee's name
   4. D. Sponsorship of a community event

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Rule 1260-02-.12(1) says advertising includes public communications such as "signs, flyers, letterheads, e-mail signatures, websites, social media communications" while separately excluding the listed promotional materials.

   Reference: 1260 02.20250923 — Rule 1260-02-.12(1)

4. 4When may a licensee engage in real estate activity in a Tennessee office?

   1. A. Whenever another affiliate broker is present
   2. B. Whenever the office is open to the public
   3. C. When a principal broker is devoted to full-time management of that office
   4. D. When the licensee has five years of experience

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Rule 1260-02-.01(1) says no licensee may act in an office "unless there is a principal broker devoted to the full time management of such office." Full-time principal-broker management is required.

   Reference: 1260 02.20250923 — Rule 1260-02-.01(1)

5. 5After a seller signs an acceptance of a purchase offer, what copies must the broker promptly deliver?

   1. A. Unsigned drafts to the seller only
   2. B. A summary to the buyer only
   3. C. The MLS printout to both parties
   4. D. True executed copies signed by the seller to both buyer and seller

   Answer: D

   Explanation: Rule 1260-02-.08 requires the broker to "deliver true executed copies of same, signed by the seller, to both the purchaser and the seller." Both parties receive the executed document.

   Reference: 1260 02.20250923 — Rule 1260-02-.08

6. 6Which situation is commingling under Tennessee's escrow rule?

   1. A. Holding two buyers' deposits in a designated trust account
   2. B. Keeping others' funds in an account that also contains the licensee's personal or business funds
   3. C. Using separate rental and sales escrow accounts
   4. D. Delivering trust money to the principal broker

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Rule 1260-02-.09(1)(a) defines commingling as "maintaining funds belonging to others in the same bank account that contains his or her personal or business funds." Mixing those categories is commingling.

   Reference: 1260 02.20250923 — Rule 1260-02-.09(1)(a)

7. 7May a Tennessee broker or affiliate broker accept a listing based on a net price that excludes customary commission and sale expenses?

   1. A. Yes, with seller initials
   2. B. Yes, for commercial property
   3. C. Yes, if the commission is disclosed at closing
   4. D. No

   Answer: D

   Explanation: Rule 1260-02-.07 defines net price as "a price excluding the customary commission and expenses associated with the sale" and prohibits that listing basis. The stated transaction is therefore not permitted.

   Reference: 1260 02.20250923 — Official compilation, Rule 1260-02-.07

8. 8What distinguishes an exclusive buyer representation agreement under Tennessee Rule 1260-02-.36?

   1. A. It applies only to new construction
   2. B. It guarantees the buyer will close
   3. C. The licensee represents the buyer to the exclusion of all other licensees
   4. D. It lets every firm represent the buyer

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The rule defines it as an agreement where a licensee represents a buyer "to the exclusion of all other licensees." Exclusivity of representation is the defining feature.

   Reference: 1260 02.20250923 — Rule 1260-02-.36

9. 9What Tennessee licensure status is required for a person engaged in property management?

   1. A. An active Tennessee broker or affiliate-broker license
   2. B. An inactive affiliate-broker license
   3. C. A time-share salesperson license only
   4. D. A property-tax assessor certificate

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The Commission's firm guidance states, "Persons engaged in Property Management need an active Tennessee broker or affiliate broker real estate license." Active broker-level licensure is required.

   Reference: Tn Real Estate Firm — Real Estate Firm property-management guidance

10. 10A consumer asks TREC to exercise a power that no statute grants it. Which response reflects TREC's jurisdiction?

    1. A. TREC may use any power reasonably related to real estate
    2. B. TREC has only the powers the legislature gave it
    3. C. TREC may act if a principal broker approves
    4. D. TREC may act whenever the requested relief is under $1,000

    Answer: B

    Explanation: TREC explains that it "has only such powers as the legislature gave it." A requested remedy outside those powers is not available merely because it concerns real estate.

    Reference: Tennessee Real Estate Commission File a Complaint — Commission function, item 1