1.   Which of the following is not one of the five essential parts needed to construct a good proof?
    A. If possible, draw a diagram to illustrate the given information.
    B. List the given information.
    C. Develop a system of inductive reasoning.
    D. State the theorem to be proved.
    Hint

  2.   What three things are accepted as true without verification or proof?
    A. definitions, postulates, and undefined terms. B. conclusions, hypotheses, and postulates
    C. theorems, postulates, and undefined terms D. definitions, theorems, and postulates
    Hint

  3.   A _________ is a statement that describes a fundamental relationship between the basic terms of geometry and is accepted as true.
    A. definition B. postulate
    C. proof D. theorem
    Hint

  4.   In the figure, points A, B, and C lie in plane Z. Which of the following postulates can be used to show that A and B are collinear?
   
    A. Through any two points, there is exactly one line.
    B. If two lines intersect, then their intersection is exactly one point.
    C. Through any three points not on the same line, there is exactly one plane.
    D. If two planes intersect, then their intersection is a line.
    Hint

  5.   If and lie in plane P. Which of the following postulates can be used to show that lies in plane P?
    A. A plane contains at least three points not on the same line.
    B. If two points lie in a plane, then the entire line containing those points lies in that plane.
    C. Through any two points, there is exactly one line.
    D. If two planes intersect, then their intersection is a line.
    Hint



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