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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. Artists who worry that things do not come easy for them may want to remember that making art is ___________.
(a) Hard.
(b) Flowing.
(c) A solitary process.
(d) Easy.

2. All artists have ____________ and when they beat these things, that's when they will become better artists.
(a) Talents.
(b) Truths.
(c) Joys.
(d) Fears.

3. The authors want the reader to also realize that the creating of art can be ___________.
(a) Avoided.
(b) Learned.
(c) Understood completely.
(d) Ignored.

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

5. What is NOT one of the things the authors feel will matter when it comes to the production of art in the world?
(a) Color.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Luck.
(d) Fate.

Short Answer Questions

1. _____________ is another common fear of artists, in which they do not produce anything and they feel they are not worth anything.

2. Making the art you want to make means finding __________ within the work itself, according to the authors.

3. Making art and ___________ art are different at their core, according to the authors of the book.

4. Many fears come from a sense of __________ in the great artists of the times, as if their talent appeared from nowhere.

5. What group of artists will often leave their training without any support network or form of community to help them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the authors think is a waste of time to worry about when it comes to art?

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

3. What do the authors point out about most of art that they have experienced in their lives?

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

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

6. When do artists only care about impressing others, according to the opinions of the authors?

7. What is the problem with seeking out understanding when it comes to one's art, according to the authors?

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

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