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

  2.   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. Assume what you are trying to prove is true.
    D. State the theorem to be proved.
    Hint

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

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

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



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