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

2. 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) Feedback.
(d) Movement.

3. Because the work of many artists is considered ____________, artists can often have bad reputations in the outside world.
(a) Subversive.
(b) Political.
(c) True.
(d) Angry.

4. Teaching experience is often measured in terms of _________ rather than by any other metric, according to the authors.
(a) Years.
(b) Pieces of art.
(c) Shows.
(d) Schooling.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whether one gets a job at a university will be helped by the artist's _________ in the community doing shows and exhibiting at galleries.

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

3. New artwork enlarges ___________, according to the authors of this book, which is why new things must be tried.

4. __________ often follows a particular plan, albeit sometimes one that takes great skill to achieve, according to the authors.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does an artist make progress in their art and in the world, according to the authors in this section?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What are some of the other responsibilities which can come along with producing a piece of art?

9. What is art always bound up in, according to the authors of this book?

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

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