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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will begin to ask how art should be done, according to the authors of the book?

2. The authors point out that there will always be ___________along the way when it comes to their art and production of art.

3. Caring too much about ______________ allows others to decide whether an artist's work is art at all.

4. The authors are clear to make the distinction between ___________ and acceptance, in this part of the book.

5. ____________ will almost always disappoint, according to the authors of this book in this section.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What can happen when a person is focuses on the reactions of critics?

3. What happens when an artist focuses too much on making a piece of art perfect, according to the authors?

4. Why do the authors feel many artists quit in their artistic endeavors, according to this section of the book?

5. What are two of the main questions an artist might ask themselves after hearing what the authors think of most art?

6. What is one of the main fears that the authors feel artists have about themselves and the validity of their art?

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

8. What must an artist do when the original destination of the art evaporates, according to the authors?

9. What do the authors advise an artist should do when it comes to their art and criticism?

10. What do the authors have to say about the creation of art in relation to the skills needed and and the type of person who can be an artist?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The question posed of an artist is whether something is worth doing, in their opinion.

Part 1: How can a person determine whether what they are doing is 'worth' anything?

Part 2: Is the question of whether something is worth doing easy to measure and how so?

Part 3: Do you think that anything might be worth doing?

Essay Topic 2

Habits can hurt and help a person who is trying to be creative, according to the authors of the book.

Part 1: Do you think you need more or fewer habits in order to be creative?

Part 2: Why do you think having some structure is helpful to artists?

Part 3: Why do you think artists need to have some unstructured time as well?

Essay Topic 3

Feedback from others can throw a person into uncertainty, according to the authors.

Part 1: Why do you think that feedback can cause uncertainly in an artist?

Part 2: Why would an artist listen to feedback from others about their art?

Part 3: Do you listen to feedback when it is presented to you? Why or why not?

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