Quiz on Parallel Lines and Transversals

What do you call two lines that do not intersect?

• Intersecting

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Skew

What symbol is used to indicate parallel lines?

• //

• ||

• ==>

• ==

What does a slash through the parallel symbol indicate?

• The lines are parallel

• The lines are perpendicular

• The lines are not parallel

• The lines are skew

What is a transversal?

• A line that is parallel to another

• A line that intersects two or more lines

• A line that does not intersect

• A line that is perpendicular to another

When two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, what type of angles are formed?

• Only acute angles

• Only obtuse angles

• Corresponding angles

• Right angles only

What are alternate interior angles?

• Angles on the same side of the transversal

• Angles that lie outside the parallel lines

• Angles that lie between parallel lines on opposite sides of the transversal

• Angles that are always equal

What is true about same side interior angles?

• They are congruent

• They are complementary

• They are supplementary

• They are always equal

What happens to angle relationships when lines are not parallel?

• They remain the same

• They do not exist

• They become supplementary

• They become congruent

How many pairs of corresponding angles are formed when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal?

• Five pairs

• Four pairs

• Three pairs

• Two pairs

What are same side exterior angles?

• Angles that lie outside the lines on the same side of the transversal

• Angles that are supplementary

• Angles that are equal

• Angles that lie between the lines