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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. 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.

2. Some artists fear there is a __________ that their art will never have, that it can not ever have, according to the authors.
(a) Shine.
(b) Mystical wonder.
(c) Finishing touch.
(d) Appeal.

3. The ___________ becomes the enemy of the good, for when an artist produces something good, they just want it to be better.
(a) Truth.
(b) Art world.
(c) Lens.
(d) Perfect.

4. The authors point out that many __________ graduates are often destroyed in the process of applying for jobs.
(a) BS.
(b) MBA.
(c) MA.
(d) MFA.

5. A person can pretend to be ___________, but they can not pretend to be making art, even when that art is bad.
(a) An artist.
(b) Enjoying art.
(c) Creative.
(d) A writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When teachers stop being ___________, they also often stop making their own art, according to the authors.

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

3. Many universities will want their teachers to have ___________, which can also cause the artist to be limited in what and how they do the things they do.

4. The thought of going to _________ is a thought which seems to conjure up conformity, which is something that no artist wants.

5. Many students feel that becoming a faculty member at a college would ___________ their creativity as artists.

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