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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. Whether or not an artist has talent should make no difference on how they should ___________ with their work.

2. Caring too much about ______________ allows others to decide whether an artist's work is art at all.

3. Most of the remaining decisions about an artistic piece are fixed once the first few ___________ decisions are made.

4. The authors point out that there will always be ___________along the way when it comes to their art and production of art.

5. Acceptance only involves the ____________ regarding your work as an artist, according to the authors.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might an artist feel fake in the things they do when they are making art that they enjoy making?

2. Why do the authors think certain artists quit at particular moments in their creation process?

3. What is the relationship between art making and talent, according to the authors of this book?

4. While art is generally made alone, according to the authors, what still matters?

5. What is the problem with seeking out understanding when it comes to one's art, according to the authors?

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

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

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

9. What do the authors say would happen if only talent matters when it came to art, according to this section?

10. What can happen when a person is focuses on the reactions of critics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many artists have a fear they are not the artists they once thought they were before they put their art into the world.

Part 1: Why do so many artists doubt their abilities?

Part 2: How might an artist start to build up their own self confidence in order to feel positive?

Part 3: Do you think that all artists suffer from self doubt at one time or another?

Essay Topic 2

Having a higher education degree is not necessary to create good art, according to the authors.

Part 1: Why do you think that a degree in art might be helpful to an artist?

Part 2: How might a higher education degree in art negatively affected an artist?

Part 3: Do you think that artists should or should not pursue a higher education degree for art?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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