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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. Young artists must learn to accept their __________, rather than becoming paralyzed by them.
(a) Mistakes.
(b) Fears.
(c) Criticism.
(d) Truth.

2. In this book, the authors point out that if talent is what comes ____________, then that can not be all that is required to make art.
(a) Inherently.
(b) Easy.
(c) First.
(d) Next.

3. Artists should not worry about being misunderstood as ___________ to the understanding can produce bad art.
(a) Listening.
(b) Witnessing.
(c) Driving.
(d) Bending.

4. An artist can not be afraid of having a part of themselves ________ when they stop creating for a time, according to the authors.
(a) Burn.
(b) Live.
(c) Die.
(d) Settle.

5. The authors will also point out that art making is not based merely on ____________, nor does that quality need to be innate.
(a) Education.
(b) Talent.
(c) Quantity.
(d) Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many things will matter to the creation of art, but they will not aid in the day to day ___________ of art.

2. Art making does require a special _____________, but no one knows what this is so the authors say to stop worrying about it.

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

4. An artist should seek ____________ criticism, to be sure, but they should also remember that one's art is one's own.

5. Art making involves ________ that can be learned, which is one of the assumptions of the authors in this book.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the authors have to say about the process of quitting as an artist?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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