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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. The artists also seem to have less ____________ structure in which to become inspired to make that next piece.
(a) Institutional.
(b) Musical.
(c) Book.
(d) Poetic.

2. ____________ can always outstrip accomplishment, which is why disappointment is nearly always the case.
(a) Schools.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Reviews.
(d) Truth.

3. ____________ is rarely the answer when it comes to producing art, according to the authors.
(a) Drive.
(b) Talent.
(c) Control.
(d) Movement.

4. Tolerating __________ is one of the keys to producing great art and not being afraid along the way, according to the authors.
(a) Mistakes.
(b) Anger.
(c) Uncertainty.
(d) Sadness.

5. The authors wonder if art might be more ___________ to create today, in the newer times and opportunities.
(a) Productive.
(b) Easy.
(c) Difficult.
(d) Expensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. When an artist looks for others to understand them, this becomes a situation of __________ over the artist as the others can now hurt the feelings of the artist.

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

3. Artists will all have ____________ in which they produce little or nothing, according to the authors.

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

5. ___________ will always go ahead of execution, so the fear of a failure to execute this is always present.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does quitting require that stopping does not, according to the authors in this section of the book?

5. What is the answer the authors would give to an artist who is concerned about why art does not come easily to them?

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

7. What is one of the main fears that the authors feel artists have about themselves and the validity of their art?

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

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

10. 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?

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