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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Art is scary in the way that it does not _________ to the artist, according to the authors. If a person is lazy about art, their art will be lazy too.
(a) Cower.
(b) Lie.
(c) Pass judgment.
(d) Kneel.

2. While teaching involves learning, the teacher must still struggle in order to preserve their __________ to control their own art.
(a) Commitments.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Boundaries.
(d) Energy.

3. What is NOT one of the things which an artist might need to do in order to produce artwork?
(a) Create marketing strategies.
(b) Manage a gallery.
(c) Clean one's studio.
(d) Mail various items.

4. It is hard to produce the same sort of art from another's ______________, according to the authors, is impossible.
(a) Chair.
(b) Perspective.
(c) Toolbox.
(d) Brush.

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

6. Because the work of many artists is considered ____________, artists can often have bad reputations in the outside world.
(a) Subversive.
(b) True.
(c) Political.
(d) Angry.

7. The production of art will be made easier down the road if a person strives to learn basic ______________, according to the authors.
(a) Criticisms.
(b) Material brands.
(c) Review methods.
(d) Techniques.

8. What is the third question posed at the start of this chapter, helping to refine the vision of an artist?
(a) What did the artist do?
(b) Was the artist successful?
(c) Was it worth doing?
(d) What was the artist trying to build?

9. People outside of __________, according to the authors, do not think of teaching or of doing art as a genuine profession.
(a) Art.
(b) Music.
(c) Schools.
(d) Corporate America.

10. A crucial problem for many artists is whether to use _____________ tools or to use new ones in art making.
(a) Modern.
(b) Old.
(c) Innovative.
(d) Familiar.

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

12. The artist should use _______________ to illustrate ideas and not to wow the art community.
(a) Paper backing.
(b) Multiple media techniques.
(c) Words.
(d) Art techniques.

13. ____________ is total and the art of an artist is always tied to who and to what the artist is, according to the authors.
(a) Truth.
(b) Feedback.
(c) Talent.
(d) Showings.

14. The __________ line, according to the authors, is the line between one's vision and one's current degree of execution.
(a) Rose.
(b) Starting.
(c) Finish.
(d) Truth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Many art makers will want to __________ their activities as an artist since others have done so and have derived pleasure from these pieces.

2. __________ is best understood by those who make it, not by those who view it, according to the authors.

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

4. Whatever an artist puts into a piece of art is what they will _____________ the piece of work, according to the authors.

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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