Are there standard cuts people use to test the operation and straightness of a newly constructed machine ?

I'm thinking along the lines of:

1) Checking bed is flat and moves to limits correctly - for fixed gantry machines.
2) Checking the X/Y are set up to move equally. eg: cuts a circle not an ellipse.
3) Checking the spindle is vertical in X and Y axes and moves vertically in the Z axis.

Adrian.