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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sometimes artists are embarrassed by ______________ since it seems to undermine other projects they have done.
(a) New work.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Old work.
(d) Reviews.

2. The artist should seek the challenge not only to reassure themselves, but also to achieve a measure of _____________ on the quality of the work.
(a) Feedback.
(b) Praise.
(c) Movement.
(d) Energy.

3. ___________ committees rarely choose people for teaching positions based on talent and judging teachers at all is difficult.
(a) Art.
(b) Hiring.
(c) Board.
(d) Resource.

4. Modern art does not seem to understand that an artist needs to take their own ___________ at the time when creating.
(a) Community.
(b) Power.
(c) Tools.
(d) Perspective.

5. The authors point out, however, that an artist can only make progress when they are challenging _____________ with art.
(a) Children.
(b) Universities.
(c) Boundaries.
(d) People.

6. When an artist's work seems to be a little too risque for some folks, an artist must realize their work may be __________.
(a) Ignored.
(b) Hidden.
(c) Censored.
(d) Burned.

7. A true artist will not be afraid of their art, but will learn to ___________ the art as well as the fear, according to the authors.
(a) Master.
(b) Drown in.
(c) Hide from.
(d) Succumb to.

8. While many schools can hire artists to be teachers at their schools, they might not help to sustain the artist's ability to _______________.
(a) Thrive under pressure.
(b) Get noticed.
(c) Do their own work.
(d) Move forward.

9. _______ programs in collage have an important and positive function, though they are still unpopular in the creative world.
(a) Writing.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Movement.
(d) Art.

10. The authors point out that many __________ graduates are often destroyed in the process of applying for jobs.
(a) MFA.
(b) BS.
(c) MBA.
(d) MA.

11. Seeings one's past ________ can be discouraging and humiliating, but it can also point out where an artist has improved.
(a) Flaws.
(b) Pieces.
(c) Shows.
(d) Classes.

12. Art is always bound up in what the _____________ desires, according to the authors.
(a) School.
(b) Individual.
(c) Media.
(d) Community.

13. Many universities will want their teachers to have ___________, which can also cause the artist to be limited in what and how they do the things they do.
(a) Produced art shows.
(b) Lots of training.
(c) A specialty.
(d) Teaching experience.

14. ____________ asked three questions of the artist, according to the authors in this first part of the book.
(a) Robert James.
(b) Bill James.
(c) Henry James.
(d) William James.

15. In order to teach art, one must have a ___________, which has limited the market in terms of art teaching positions.
(a) BS.
(b) MFA.
(c) BFA.
(d) MA.

Short Answer Questions

1. __________ is best understood by those who make it, not by those who view it, according to the authors.

2. While teaching involves learning, the teacher must still struggle in order to preserve their __________ to control their own art.

3. One of the most serious barriers to doing good art is letting ________________ throw the artist into uncertainty.

4. The first question an artist must ask of themselves is: "What was the artist trying to ___________?"

5. The __________ line, according to the authors, is the line between one's vision and one's current degree of execution.

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