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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The authors also point out that a person must not lose ___________ when the original destination of the art evaporates.
(a) Truth.
(b) Energy.
(c) Motivation.
(d) Sight.

2. Artists may become paralyzed by positive ___________ or they might begin to follow the wishes of others.
(a) Truth.
(b) Instruction.
(c) Distaste.
(d) Anger.

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

4. An artist can begin to stop themselves from doing their own work in order to do work which can increase one's _____________.
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Truth.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Power.

5. Who will begin to ask how art should be done, according to the authors of the book?
(a) The author.
(b) The teachers.
(c) No one.
(d) The artist.

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

7. The authors want the reader to understand that the process of creating _________ is a difficult one.
(a) Art.
(b) Truth.
(c) Music.
(d) Structure.

8. Many artists are afraid they are ___________, or pretenders of doing art, when it comes to their work.
(a) Students.
(b) Infants.
(c) Children.
(d) Poseurs.

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

10. Young artists, especially, can become ____________ about their work, which can lead them to over think their work.
(a) Snotty.
(b) Educated.
(c) Self conscious.
(d) Selfish.

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

12. The line between fantasy and ___________ is thin, according to the authors, causing artists to create impractical and destructive situations.
(a) Truth.
(b) Honor.
(c) Art.
(d) Expectation.

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

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

15. The artists also seem to have less ____________ structure in which to become inspired to make that next piece.
(a) Book.
(b) Musical.
(c) Poetic.
(d) Institutional.

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ is rarely the answer when it comes to producing art, according to the authors.

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

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

4. An artist should seek ____________ criticism, to be sure, but they should also remember that one's art is one's own.

5. Making the art you want to make means finding __________ within the work itself, according to the authors.

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