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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 has been around longer than the art ____________, according to the authors who have written this book.
(a) Critics.
(b) Establishment.
(c) Media.
(d) Processes.

2. The line between fantasy and ___________ is thin, according to the authors, causing artists to create impractical and destructive situations.
(a) Art.
(b) Honor.
(c) Expectation.
(d) Truth.

3. One's art can be accepted in a community without being ______________, according to the authors.
(a) Understood.
(b) Witnessed.
(c) Approved of.
(d) Seen

4. "Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, ____________ difficult," Hippocrates.
(a) Truth.
(b) Painting.
(c) Art.
(d) Judgment.

5. Making art and ___________ art are different at their core, according to the authors of the book.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Using.
(c) Viewing.
(d) Appreciating.

Short Answer Questions

1. The authors feel that artists should stop focusing on ___________ and begin to focus more on the art they want to produce.

2. All artists have ____________ and when they beat these things, that's when they will become better artists.

3. Young artists must learn to accept their __________, rather than becoming paralyzed by them.

4. The authors want the reader to also realize that the creating of art can be ___________.

5. The authors believe that artists should set expectations for ___________ in their work, as opposed to aiming for perfection.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to young artists who become self conscious about their art and about their work?

2. What do the authors say an artist can not pretend to do, even if they pretend to be an artist?

3. What must an artist do when the original destination of the art evaporates, according to the authors?

4. What do the authors say would happen if only talent matters when it came to art, according to this section?

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

6. Why might an artist feel fake in the things they do when they are making art that they enjoy making?

7. What concepts of are are different at the core, according to the authors of this book?

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

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

10. What are two of the main questions an artist might ask themselves after hearing what the authors think of most art?

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