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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To do good work as an artist, the artist must be a part of their ___________ and of their own time, according to the authors.
(a) Community.
(b) Learning process.
(c) Heart.
(d) Mind.

2. The tragedy of lost graduate students is widespread, but many __________ ignore it, according to the authors.
(a) Artists.
(b) Academics.
(c) Students.
(d) Hiring committees.

3. An artist needs to have ___________ in order to not get caught up in the negative competition, according to the authors.
(a) Confidence.
(b) Family.
(c) Training.
(d) Talent.

4. Art advances the field and it exists in the __________ between pieces not within the pieces themselves, according to the authors.
(a) Pause.
(b) Growth.
(c) Silence.
(d) Leap.

5. Many art makers will want to __________ their activities as an artist since others have done so and have derived pleasure from these pieces.
(a) Avoid.
(b) Ignore.
(c) Imitate.
(d) Stop.

6. Seeings one's past ________ can be discouraging and humiliating, but it can also point out where an artist has improved.
(a) Flaws.
(b) Pieces.
(c) Shows.
(d) Classes.

7. Modern art does not seem to understand that an artist needs to take their own ___________ at the time when creating.
(a) Power.
(b) Perspective.
(c) Tools.
(d) Community.

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

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

10. Once the art piece has been completed, this is where many other ____________ can arise, according to the authors.
(a) Problems.
(b) Movements.
(c) Action steps.
(d) Communities.

11. The authors point out, however, that an artist can only make progress when they are challenging _____________ with art.
(a) Boundaries.
(b) People.
(c) Universities.
(d) Children.

12. 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.

13. When an artist's work seems to be a little too risque for some folks, an artist must realize their work may be __________.
(a) Burned.
(b) Censored.
(c) Hidden.
(d) Ignored.

14. 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) Master.
(d) Succumb to.

15. Relying on what is within an artist can also increase the risk of _____________, according to the authors.
(a) Success.
(b) Burnout.
(c) Pain.
(d) Failure.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Art sometimes works against the idea of craft since it seeks the ___________, according to the authors.

3. Everyone feels _________ at some point for not being recognized for their art, and they will check to see how they rank regularly.

4. The issues which occur after a piece of art has been completed require that the artist _________ with the rest of the world.

5. The artist should seek the challenge not only to reassure themselves, but also to achieve a measure of _____________ on the quality of the work.

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