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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Degrees can allow a person to get involved in an art establishment, but this can have a ____________ effect.
(a) Corrupting.
(b) Energetic.
(c) Rippling.
(d) Positive.

2. 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) Succumb to.
(b) Hide from.
(c) Master.
(d) Drown in.

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

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

5. 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.

6. The thought of going to _________ is a thought which seems to conjure up conformity, which is something that no artist wants.
(a) A gallery.
(b) A scheduled day.
(c) Public studio.
(d) School.

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

8. The issues which occur after a piece of art has been completed require that the artist _________ with the rest of the world.
(a) Review.
(b) Reshape.
(c) Change.
(d) Interact.

9. The best art will seek to ____________ both the viewer and the creator, according to the authors.
(a) Inspire.
(b) Challenge.
(c) Hurt.
(d) Move.

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

11. Artists must seek out ___________, publication, and exhibitions in order to spread the word about their art.
(a) Funding.
(b) Communities.
(c) Degrees.
(d) Classes.

12. It's interesting to point out that art teachers have ________ reputations in the art world, according to the authors.
(a) Good.
(b) Bad.
(c) So-so.
(d) Boring.

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

14. 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) Mind.
(b) Community.
(c) Heart.
(d) Learning process.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Artists with great self discipline often can not handle the ______________ others might place on them.

2. ___________ committees rarely choose people for teaching positions based on talent and judging teachers at all is difficult.

3. Because the work of many artists is considered ____________, artists can often have bad reputations in the outside world.

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

5. A crucial problem for many artists is whether to use _____________ tools or to use new ones in art making.

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