This is not the most common thing to do, but still common enough to have its own name. This technique is called Guard Assertion . You can find a detailed description of it on page 490 in the excellent book xUnit Test Patterns by Gerard Meszaros (highly recommended).
It could also be specified as Arrange-Assume-Act-Assert.
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