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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. ____________ is total and the art of an artist is always tied to who and to what the artist is, according to the authors.
(a) Feedback.
(b) Truth.
(c) Talent.
(d) Showings.

2. Art sometimes works against the idea of craft since it seeks the ___________, according to the authors.
(a) Fresh.
(b) Dramatic.
(c) New.
(d) Energy.

3. The authors point out, however, that an artist can only make progress when they are challenging _____________ with art.
(a) Universities.
(b) Children.
(c) People.
(d) Boundaries.

4. Artists see themselves as competing not with each other, but to produce the best ___________according to the authors.
(a) Reviews.
(b) Techniques.
(c) Galleries.
(d) Work.

5. The artist should use _______________ to illustrate ideas and not to wow the art community.
(a) Paper backing.
(b) Multiple media techniques.
(c) Art techniques.
(d) Words.

Short Answer Questions

1. The artist should seek the challenge not only to reassure themselves, but also to achieve a measure of _____________ on the quality of the work.

2. While many schools can hire artists to be teachers at their schools, they might not help to sustain the artist's ability to _______________.

3. Many art makers will want to __________ their activities as an artist since others have done so and have derived pleasure from these pieces.

4. Art is scary in the way that it does not _________ to the artist, according to the authors. If a person is lazy about art, their art will be lazy too.

5. It's interesting to point out that art teachers have ________ reputations in the art world, according to the authors.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is perfection impossible when it comes to art, according to what the authors have written in this section?

2. What is the scary thing about art and about what an artist puts into their work?

3. What are two other problems which artists often bring up in relation to art schools and to going to art school?

4. What are some of the other responsibilities which can come along with producing a piece of art?

5. Why should an artist seek the challenge of practicing the best art possible in their lives?

6. What is a problem of having too many focused habits as an artist, according to the authors of this book?

7. What is art always bound up in, according to the authors of this book?

8. Why do many artists sometimes have bad reputations in the outside world, according to the authors?

9. Why do many artists dread the idea of being a faculty member at an art school or in an art program?

10. What does a true artist do with the feedback they receive for their art, according to the authors of the book?

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