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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Artists must seek out ___________, publication, and exhibitions in order to spread the word about their art.
(a) Communities.
(b) Funding.
(c) Degrees.
(d) Classes.

2. With ________, perfection is impossible to achieve because it is innovative, according to the authors.
(a) Teaching.
(b) Tools.
(c) Craft.
(d) Art.

3. Art is scary in the way that it does not _________ to the artist, according to the authors. If a person is lazy about art, their art will be lazy too.
(a) Lie.
(b) Cower.
(c) Pass judgment.
(d) Kneel.

4. __________ is best understood by those who make it, not by those who view it, according to the authors.
(a) A mistake.
(b) Art.
(c) The review.
(d) The movie.

5. The artist must begin to consider what they value in their art and then ___________ the artwork accordingly.
(a) Structure.
(b) Make.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Create.

6. ___________ is often a reward in itself and helps an artist to share their ideas with others, which can improve art as well.
(a) Teaching.
(b) Being a student.
(c) Not being hired.
(d) Community art making.

7. The production of art will be made easier down the road if a person strives to learn basic ______________, according to the authors.
(a) Review methods.
(b) Material brands.
(c) Criticisms.
(d) Techniques.

8. The tragedy of lost graduate students is widespread, but many __________ ignore it, according to the authors.
(a) Students.
(b) Artists.
(c) Academics.
(d) Hiring committees.

9. Many art makers will want to __________ their activities as an artist since others have done so and have derived pleasure from these pieces.
(a) Avoid.
(b) Imitate.
(c) Ignore.
(d) Stop.

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

11. If an artist is creating a piece of work and does not know how it will turn out, they might fear it will ___________ something inadequate about them.
(a) Ignore.
(b) Understand.
(c) Defy.
(d) Reflect.

12. Many artists are rated based on the grants they might receive from the National ___________ for the Arts.
(a) Company.
(b) Endowment.
(c) Institute.
(d) Organization.

13. Artists with great self discipline often can not handle the ______________ others might place on them.
(a) Guidelines.
(b) Restrictions.
(c) Power.
(d) Titles.

14. Many students feel that becoming a faculty member at a college would ___________ their creativity as artists.
(a) Enhance.
(b) Blossom.
(c) Crush.
(d) Redirect.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Art comes from one's _____________ in one's own life, according to the authors, not from simply viewing art.

2. To do good work as an artist, the artist must be a part of their ___________ and of their own time, according to the authors.

3. A true artist understands that ___________ will show the diligence of their art practice and goals, according to the authors.

4. What is the third question posed at the start of this chapter, helping to refine the vision of an artist?

5. Whatever an artist puts into a piece of art is what they will _____________ the piece of work, according to the authors.

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