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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) Humanity.
(b) Movement.
(c) Art.
(d) Writing.

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.
(a) Succumb to.
(b) Hide from.
(c) Master.
(d) Drown in.

3. What is the third question posed at the start of this chapter, helping to refine the vision of an artist?
(a) What did the artist do?
(b) Was it worth doing?
(c) What was the artist trying to build?
(d) Was the artist successful?

4. Academic policy can get in the way by implementing regulations which serve no function or which produce ___________ for artwork.
(a) Little support.
(b) Bad outcomes.
(c) Increased pressure.
(d) No time.

5. When teachers stop being ___________, they also often stop making their own art, according to the authors.
(a) Excited.
(b) Active in the community.
(c) Students.
(d) Fearful.

Short Answer Questions

1. The artist must begin to consider what they value in their art and then ___________ the artwork accordingly.

2. The artist should use _______________ to illustrate ideas and not to wow the art community.

3. Art is always bound up in what the _____________ desires, according to the authors.

4. It is hard to produce the same sort of art from another's ______________, according to the authors, is impossible.

5. Whatever an artist puts into a piece of art is what they will _____________ the piece of work, according to the authors.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does a true artist always keep in mind when it comes to creating art and about their efforts?

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

4. What do the first two questions of Henry James help to do for the artist?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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