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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Academic World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The authors feel that artists should stop focusing on ___________ and begin to focus more on the art they want to produce.
(a) Friends.
(b) Their reviews.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Materials.

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

3. 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) Defy.
(c) Reflect.
(d) Understand.

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

5. 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) Succumb to.
(d) Hide from.

Short Answer Questions

1. Teaching experience is often measured in terms of _________ rather than by any other metric, according to the authors.

2. The ___________ becomes the enemy of the good, for when an artist produces something good, they just want it to be better.

3. When the artist is not considered to be _____________, then they can feel as though they are fake.

4. Art is always bound up in what the _____________ desires, according to the authors.

5. __________ usually produces paralysis because all humans are flawed in some way, according to the authors.

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