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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. _______ programs in collage have an important and positive function, though they are still unpopular in the creative world.
(a) Art.
(b) Writing.
(c) Movement.
(d) Humanity.

2. The artist must begin to consider what they value in their art and then ___________ the artwork accordingly.
(a) Create.
(b) Make.
(c) Structure.
(d) Fashion.

3. Seeings one's past ________ can be discouraging and humiliating, but it can also point out where an artist has improved.
(a) Shows.
(b) Classes.
(c) Flaws.
(d) Pieces.

4. One needs to keep in mind that __________ by others can become technical, sterile, and draw on creativity, according to the authors.
(a) Harshness.
(b) Challenges.
(c) Art.
(d) Energy.

5. ___________ committees rarely choose people for teaching positions based on talent and judging teachers at all is difficult.
(a) Hiring.
(b) Art.
(c) Board.
(d) Resource.

Short Answer Questions

1. Teaching experience is often measured in terms of _________ rather than by any other metric, according to the authors.

2. A true artist will not be afraid of their art, but will learn to ___________ the art as well as the fear, according to the authors.

3. The production of art will be made easier down the road if a person strives to learn basic ______________, according to the authors.

4. Whether one gets a job at a university will be helped by the artist's _________ in the community doing shows and exhibiting at galleries.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does an art degree allow an artist to do, according to the authors, even if they do not think it's necessary to make art?

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

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

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

6. Who understands art the best, according to the authors of the book and their thoughts in this section?

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

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

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

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

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