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#assert (Test::Unit::Assertions)
#assert_block (Test::Unit::Assertions)
#assert_equal (Test::Unit::Assertions)
#assert_no_match (Test::Unit::Assertions)
#assert_not_equal (Test::Unit::Assertions)
#assert_not_nil (Test::Unit::Assertions)
#assert_not_same (Test::Unit::Assertions)
#assert_not_send (Test::Unit::Assertions)
#assert_nothing_raised (Test::Unit::Assertions)
#assert_nothing_thrown (Test::Unit::Assertions)
#assert_raise (Test::Unit::Assertions)
#assert_raise_with_message (Test::Unit::Assertions)
#assert_respond_to (Test::Unit::Assertions)