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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. Many universities will want their teachers to have ___________, which can also cause the artist to be limited in what and how they do the things they do.
(a) Produced art shows.
(b) A specialty.
(c) Teaching experience.
(d) Lots of training.

2. The __________ line, according to the authors, is the line between one's vision and one's current degree of execution.
(a) Finish.
(b) Truth.
(c) Starting.
(d) Rose.

3. Sometimes, this __________ work of being an artist can get in the way, according to the authors.
(a) Outside.
(b) Money.
(c) Necessary.
(d) Boring.

4. ___________ includes the techniques involved in producing the art, whereas art is something different, according to the authors.
(a) Style.
(b) Craft.
(c) Genre.
(d) Fashion.

5. While many schools can hire artists to be teachers at their schools, they might not help to sustain the artist's ability to _______________.
(a) Thrive under pressure.
(b) Get noticed.
(c) Move forward.
(d) Do their own work.

Short Answer 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.

2. However, the problems which an artist needs to deal with after creating a piece of art are ___________, according to the authors.

3. ___________ committees rarely choose people for teaching positions based on talent and judging teachers at all is difficult.

4. Academic policy can get in the way by implementing regulations which serve no function or which produce ___________ for artwork.

5. Art advances the field and it exists in the __________ between pieces not within the pieces themselves, according to the authors.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the problems which occur after a piece of art is made make an artist do?

3. What do many universities want an art teacher to have, though these prospective teachers may feel this can limit their growth?

4. What are some of the ways in which a person can boost their artistic reputation and get hired by a university?

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

6. What will the best art do, according to the feeling of the authors at this point of the book?

7. How does an artist make progress in their art and in the world, according to the authors in this section?

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

9. What must an artist be aware of when their work is considered to be too risky for others, according to the authors?

10. What are the three questions that Henry James asked of the artist, according to this section of the book?

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