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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Inherently.
(b) First.
(c) Easy.
(d) Next.

2. When a __________ where a piece of art was to be displayed is canceled, the artist must continue to complete the work anyway.
(a) Project.
(b) Show.
(c) Book.
(d) Graded assignment.

3. The authors make the statement that art involves __________ and a a certain sense of departing from others.
(a) Misery.
(b) Pain.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Anger.

4. The artist needs to place ____________ finishing the art and showing it to others in order to have their own personal time for judgment.
(a) Movement.
(b) Time.
(c) Criteria.
(d) Loved ones.

5. Many of the greatest talents in the world fail to produce anything of _____________, according to the authors.
(a) Value.
(b) Enjoyment.
(c) Emotional content.
(d) Power.

6. Artists face a dilemma between taking risks to do things others have yet to ____________, which risks acceptance.
(a) Understand.
(b) Witness.
(c) Believe.
(d) Realize.

7. The authors believe that artists should set expectations for ___________ in their work, as opposed to aiming for perfection.
(a) Life.
(b) Progress.
(c) Energy.
(d) Movement.

8. ___________ will always go ahead of execution, so the fear of a failure to execute this is always present.
(a) Mistakes.
(b) Vision.
(c) Truth.
(d) Anger.

9. Many things will matter to the creation of art, but they will not aid in the day to day ___________ of art.
(a) Creation.
(b) Usefulness.
(c) Instruction.
(d) Appreciation.

10. Making art and ___________ art are different at their core, according to the authors of the book.
(a) Viewing.
(b) Appreciating.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Using.

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

12. It will never be _____________ what will come out of your original plans, according to the authors of this book.
(a) Truthful.
(b) Honest.
(c) Planned.
(d) Obvious.

13. All artists have ____________ and when they beat these things, that's when they will become better artists.
(a) Truths.
(b) Talents.
(c) Fears.
(d) Joys.

14. In truth, the authors state, there is generally no good reason why others should ___________ about most of any one artist's work.
(a) See.
(b) Enjoy.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Care.

15. Part of a life must be bound up in _____________ in order for this art to have purpose, according to the authors.
(a) Art.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Truth.
(d) Purpose.

Short Answer Questions

1. The authors claim that worrying about whether one has __________ is a waste of time, in their opinion.

2. Many artists will worry they are _____________ their art, according to the authors of this section of the book.

3. _____________ can cause fears, according to the authors, and many artists hold themselves up unrealistically as a result.

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

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

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