1.   A ______________ is a logical argument in which each statement is backed up by a statement that is accepted as true.
    A. proof B. definition
    C. theorem D. postulate
    Hint

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

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

  4.   Which of the following is not one of the five essential parts needed to construct a good proof?
    A. State the theorem to be proved.
    B. List the given information.
    C. If possible, draw a diagram to illustrate the given information.
    D. Assume what you are trying to prove is true.
    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. 15 B. 42
    C. 7 D. 21
    Hint



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