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. theorems, postulates, and undefined terms
    C. conclusions, hypotheses, and postulates D. definitions, theorems, and postulates
    Hint

  3.   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. Assume what you are trying to prove is true.
    C. List the given information.
    D. State the theorem to be proved.
    Hint

  4.   Which of the following statements is not a postulate?
    A. Points that lie of the same plane are said to be coplanar.
    B. Through any two points, there is exactly one line.
    C. A plane contains at least three points not on the same line.
    D. If two lines intersect, then their intersection is exactly one point.
    Hint

  5.   A group of 7 people get together for a meeting. Before the meeting starts, they each shake hands with every person at the meeting. If a person only shakes hands with another person once, how many handshakes were there before the meeting began?
    A. 21 B. 7
    C. 42 D. 15
    Hint



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