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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. In order to create a support network, the authors advise that students seek to form ___________ with their friends after graduation.
(a) Clubs.
(b) Networks.
(c) Galleries.
(d) Schools.

2. Most of the artists the authors have seen will quit because of __________ troubles which are occurring.
(a) Health.
(b) Art.
(c) Human.
(d) School.

3. __________ usually produces paralysis because all humans are flawed in some way, according to the authors.
(a) Perfection.
(b) Clay.
(c) Art.
(d) Power.

4. Whether or not an artist has talent should make no difference on how they should ___________ with their work.
(a) Create.
(b) Proceed.
(c) Live life.
(d) Study.

5. An artist should seek ____________ criticism, to be sure, but they should also remember that one's art is one's own.
(a) Constructive.
(b) Art.
(c) Academic.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Artists only care about __________ others when they feel uncertain or insecure about their own art and about their own movement in the art world.

2. Many artists will find they want to quit their projects when they lost sight of the __________ of their art.

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

4. Many times, an artist will begin to follow the ___________ of others because of the criticism they receive.

5. The authors claim that worrying about whether one has __________ is a waste of time, in their opinion.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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