Which document certifies that an acknowledgment has been made?

• A. certificate
• B. license
• C. record
• D. deed

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that an acknowledgment is certified by a notarial certificate. When a signer appears before the notary and acknowledges that they signed the document, the notary completes and attaches a certificate of acknowledgment. This certificate, signed and sealed by the notary, officially certifies that the acknowledgment occurred before the notary and identifies who appeared. That certificate is the document that certifies the acknowledgment.

Other terms don’t fit as well. A deed is the actual property transfer document that may be acknowledged, but it’s the certificate that certifies the acknowledgment. A license is unrelated to notarizations, and a record is just a log or file, not the certification of an acknowledgment.