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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The authors describe ___________ as the peripheral vision of the find and something that is crucial to being an artist.
(a) Classes.
(b) Habits.
(c) Tools.
(d) Galleries.

2. Whether one gets a job at a university will be helped by the artist's _________ in the community doing shows and exhibiting at galleries.
(a) Reputation.
(b) Energy.
(c) Involvement.
(d) Presence.

3. Teaching experience is often measured in terms of _________ rather than by any other metric, according to the authors.
(a) Schooling.
(b) Years.
(c) Shows.
(d) Pieces of art.

4. In order to teach art, one must have a ___________, which has limited the market in terms of art teaching positions.
(a) MA.
(b) BFA.
(c) MFA.
(d) BS.

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

6. Sometimes, this __________ work of being an artist can get in the way, according to the authors.
(a) Boring.
(b) Necessary.
(c) Money.
(d) Outside.

7. Many artists are rated based on the grants they might receive from the National ___________ for the Arts.
(a) Organization.
(b) Company.
(c) Institute.
(d) Endowment.

8. However, the problems which an artist needs to deal with after creating a piece of art are ___________, according to the authors.
(a) Blessings.
(b) Gifts.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) True.

9. ___________ includes the techniques involved in producing the art, whereas art is something different, according to the authors.
(a) Craft.
(b) Genre.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Style.

10. A true artist will not be afraid of their art, but will learn to ___________ the art as well as the fear, according to the authors.
(a) Hide from.
(b) Drown in.
(c) Succumb to.
(d) Master.

11. When teachers stop being ___________, they also often stop making their own art, according to the authors.
(a) Active in the community.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Excited.
(d) Students.

12. Art sometimes works against the idea of craft since it seeks the ___________, according to the authors.
(a) Fresh.
(b) Energy.
(c) New.
(d) Dramatic.

13. One needs to keep in mind that __________ by others can become technical, sterile, and draw on creativity, according to the authors.
(a) Art.
(b) Harshness.
(c) Challenges.
(d) Energy.

14. The artist must begin to consider what they value in their art and then ___________ the artwork accordingly.
(a) Create.
(b) Structure.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Make.

15. 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.
(a) Teaching experience.
(b) A specialty.
(c) Produced art shows.
(d) Lots of training.

Short Answer Questions

1. The authors point out, however, that an artist can only make progress when they are challenging _____________ with art.

2. The tragedy of lost graduate students is widespread, but many __________ ignore it, according to the authors.

3. One of the most serious barriers to doing good art is letting ________________ throw the artist into uncertainty.

4. It is hard to produce the same sort of art from another's ______________, according to the authors, is impossible.

5. To do good work as an artist, the artist must be a part of their ___________ and of their own time, according to the authors.

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