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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Fears About Others.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, ____________ difficult," Hippocrates.
(a) Art.
(b) Painting.
(c) Truth.
(d) Judgment.

2. What is NOT one of the things the authors feel will matter when it comes to the production of art in the world?
(a) Color.
(b) Luck.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Fate.

3. In this book, the authors point out that if talent is what comes ____________, then that can not be all that is required to make art.
(a) First.
(b) Next.
(c) Easy.
(d) Inherently.

4. Art making does require a special _____________, but no one knows what this is so the authors say to stop worrying about it.
(a) Something.
(b) Touch.
(c) Energy.
(d) Movement.

5. Art making involves ________ that can be learned, which is one of the assumptions of the authors in this book.
(a) Talents.
(b) Skills.
(c) Tools.
(d) Conversations.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The authors make the statement that art involves __________ and a a certain sense of departing from others.

3. Many times, an artist will begin to follow the ___________ of others because of the criticism they receive.

4. Virtually all artists will spend some time producing work that no one ________________.

5. Artists will often obsess about getting the right ___________ for their work, though there are limits to these.

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