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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Art making does require a special _____________, but no one knows what this is so the authors say to stop worrying about it.
(a) Movement.
(b) Touch.
(c) Energy.
(d) Something.

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

3. Many of the greatest talents in the world fail to produce anything of _____________, according to the authors.
(a) Enjoyment.
(b) Power.
(c) Emotional content.
(d) Value.

4. The authors point out that much of the art pieces they see are all of these words EXCEPT:
(a) Juvenile.
(b) Repetitive.
(c) Unfinished.
(d) Beautiful.

5. Part of a life must be bound up in _____________ in order for this art to have purpose, according to the authors.
(a) Truth.
(b) Art.
(c) Purpose.
(d) Hard work.

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ can always outstrip accomplishment, which is why disappointment is nearly always the case.

2. __________ usually produces paralysis because all humans are flawed in some way, according to the authors.

3. An artist can begin to stop themselves from doing their own work in order to do work which can increase one's _____________.

4. The authors point out that the artists of today have more _____________ to create their artistic pieces.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the authors suggest students do in relation to their fears about art in their lives?

2. Why is the loss of motivation a particularly difficult situation for students of art?

3. Why might art be more difficult to create in these times, according to the authors?

4. What are the four things which matter in art making, though they do not aid in the day to day creation of art?

5. What is the advice and the inspiration the authors want to leave the author with in the beginning of this book?

6. What happens when an artist focuses too much on making a piece of art perfect, according to the authors?

7. What do the authors recommend students do in order to continue their artistic endeavors?

8. What is the problem with caring too much about acceptance from others?

9. What do the authors have to say about the creation of art in relation to the skills needed and and the type of person who can be an artist?

10. Why do the authors feel many artists quit in their artistic endeavors, according to this section of the book?

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