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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Artists see themselves as competing not with each other, but to produce the best ___________according to the authors.

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

3. ____________ asked three questions of the artist, according to the authors in this first part of the book.

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

5. While many schools can hire artists to be teachers at their schools, they might not help to sustain the artist's ability to _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the problem once a university gets an artist on board at their learning establishment?

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

3. What will the best art do, according to the feeling of the authors at this point of the book?

4. Why is perfection impossible when it comes to art, according to what the authors have written in this section?

5. What is the scary thing about art and about what an artist puts into their work?

6. What do the first two questions of Henry James help to do for the artist?

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

8. What happens to many artists who rely solely on themselves for their art and the motivation for their art?

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

10. Why should an artist seek the challenge of practicing the best art possible in their lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From the start, the authors also note that art is made by ordinary people and not necessarily by extraordinary people.

Part 1: Why do you think the authors believe that ordinary people are able to make art?

Part 2: Do you think that art is generally made by extraordinary people? Why?

Part 3: How do you think ordinary people can make extraordinary things like great masterpieces of art?

Essay Topic 2

Habits can hurt and help a person who is trying to be creative, according to the authors of the book.

Part 1: Do you think you need more or fewer habits in order to be creative?

Part 2: Why do you think having some structure is helpful to artists?

Part 3: Why do you think artists need to have some unstructured time as well?

Essay Topic 3

Making art and viewing art are separated from the beginning of the book, with the two being said to not be related.

Part 1: How does viewing art affect the way that art is made? Does it?

Part 2: Can a person make a true piece of art without viewing art in the beginning?

Part 3: Why do you think viewing art might actually have a negative impact on the artist's work?

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