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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In this book, the authors point out that if talent is what comes ____________, then that can not be all that is required to make art.
(a) Next.
(b) First.
(c) Inherently.
(d) Easy.

2. The line between fantasy and ___________ is thin, according to the authors, causing artists to create impractical and destructive situations.
(a) Art.
(b) Honor.
(c) Expectation.
(d) Truth.

3. ___________ will always go ahead of execution, so the fear of a failure to execute this is always present.
(a) Mistakes.
(b) Truth.
(c) Vision.
(d) Anger.

4. Many artists will find they want to quit their projects when they lost sight of the __________ of their art.
(a) Structure.
(b) Truth.
(c) Purpose.
(d) Lines.

5. What group of artists will often leave their training without any support network or form of community to help them?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Students.
(c) Families.
(d) Children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Artists will often look for __________, which will affirm one's humanity, according to the authors.

2. Art making involves ________ that can be learned, which is one of the assumptions of the authors in this book.

3. When an artist looks for others to understand them, this becomes a situation of __________ over the artist as the others can now hurt the feelings of the artist.

4. _____________ can cause fears, according to the authors, and many artists hold themselves up unrealistically as a result.

5. ____________ requires stopping and not starting again, according to the authors of the book.

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the authors recommend students do in order to continue their artistic endeavors?

2. Why might art be more difficult to create in these times, according to the authors?

3. What must an artist do when the original destination of the art evaporates, according to the authors?

4. What is the problem with caring too much about acceptance from others?

5. What concepts of are are different at the core, according to the authors of this book?

6. What do the authors have to say about the creation of art in relation to the skills needed and and the type of person who can be an artist?

7. What are two of the main questions an artist might ask themselves after hearing what the authors think of most art?

8. What does quitting require that stopping does not, according to the authors in this section of the book?

9. What happens when an artist focuses too much on making a piece of art perfect, according to the authors?

10. What do the authors point out about most of art that they have experienced in their lives?

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