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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. Relying on what is within an artist can also increase the risk of _____________, according to the authors.
(a) Success.
(b) Pain.
(c) Burnout.
(d) Failure.

2. A crucial problem for many artists is whether to use _____________ tools or to use new ones in art making.
(a) Familiar.
(b) Innovative.
(c) Modern.
(d) Old.

3. What is the third question posed at the start of this chapter, helping to refine the vision of an artist?
(a) Was the artist successful?
(b) Was it worth doing?
(c) What was the artist trying to build?
(d) What did the artist do?

4. 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) Praise.
(b) Energy.
(c) Movement.
(d) Feedback.

5. Artists see themselves as competing not with each other, but to produce the best ___________according to the authors.
(a) Techniques.
(b) Galleries.
(c) Reviews.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Modern art does not seem to understand that an artist needs to take their own ___________ at the time when creating.

2. Everyone feels _________ at some point for not being recognized for their art, and they will check to see how they rank regularly.

3. The authors describe ___________ as the peripheral vision of the find and something that is crucial to being an artist.

4. ___________ committees rarely choose people for teaching positions based on talent and judging teachers at all is difficult.

5. Feedback which is received from a piece of art should be something which will __________ an artist, according to the authors.

Short Essay Questions

1. What must an artist be aware of when their work is considered to be too risky for others, according to the authors?

2. What is a problem of having too many focused habits as an artist, according to the authors of this book?

3. What do the problems which occur after a piece of art is made make an artist do?

4. What are two other problems which artists often bring up in relation to art schools and to going to art school?

5. What do many universities want an art teacher to have, though these prospective teachers may feel this can limit their growth?

6. Who understands art the best, according to the authors of the book and their thoughts in this section?

7. What are some of the ways in which a person can boost their artistic reputation and get hired by a university?

8. What does an art degree allow an artist to do, according to the authors, even if they do not think it's necessary to make art?

9. What does a true artist always keep in mind when it comes to creating art and about their efforts?

10. Why do many artists sometimes have bad reputations in the outside world, according to the authors?

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