Ohio Notary Test questions with correct answers

acknowledgment - ANSWER-notarial act in which a notary certifies having positively identified a document signer who personally appeared before the notary and admitted having signed the document freely affidavit - ANSWER-written statement signed before a Notary (or other authorized official) by a person who swears or affirms to the Notary that the statement is true affirmation - ANSWER-spoken, solemn promise on one's personal honor, with no reference to God, that is made before a Notary in relation to an affidavit or as a notarial act in its own right attorney-in-fact - ANSWER-a person, not necessarily a lawyer, who is given the authority to sign or act on behalf of another individual (principal) through a document called a power of attorney authentication - ANSWER-process of proving the genuineness of the signature and seal of a Notary or other official, usually through attachment of certificate of authority; can be