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Launching the Imagination
Mary Stewart

Concepts and Critical Thinking
Cultivating Creativity

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

The difference between risk-takers and safe-keepers is
A)risk-takers complete projects on time and safe-keepers are innovative thinkers
B)risk-takers enjoy change and safe-keepers hate surprises
C)risk-takers tend to defy authority while safe-keepers tend to play by the rules
D)A & B
E)B & C
2

The ability to make creative connections is enhanced when
A)the artist has a wide base of knowledge.
B)the artist is proficient in more than one discipline.
C)the artist works with 2D art as well as 3D form.
D)the artist researches related topics.
E)all of the above.
3

By keeping a positive attitude and balancing the different aspects of your life you can
A)guarantee financial success.
B)reduce stress.
C)always finish assignments on time.
D)become the teacher's pet.
E)earn an A in your art class.
4

Collaborative thinking can help us
A)alter our routine and encourage us to do things differently.
B)open up to alternative ideas.
C)save time by letting others do all of the work.
D)A & B
E)A & C
5

All of the following are characteristics of a good goal EXCEPT
A)repeats past accomplishments.
B)The goal is self-directed.
C)The goal has a clear deadline.
D)The goal is challenging.
E)The goal is attainable.
6

Creative people often have the following seven characteristics:
A)limited but focused interests, emotionally stable, attentiveness, curiosity, humorous, intelligent, and playful.
B)receptivity, wide range of interests, conviction, extroverted, hard working, patience, and financially responsible.
C)limited but focused interests, introverted, curiosity, attentiveness, seeks connections, complexity and charisma.
D)wide range of interests, conviction, curiosity, attentiveness, seeks connections, complexity and receptivity.
E)seeks connections, playful, hardheaded, wide range of interests, intelligent, curiosity, and financially responsible.
7

Effective management of time can best be accomplished by
A)doing things in sequence.
B)breaking a large project into smaller parts.
C)picking a productive time and place to work.
D)working on the most interesting assignments first.
E)A, B & C.
8

Goals are more effective when
A)they are broad and limitless.
B)they have flexible deadlines.
C)they are self-established.
D)the instructor sets them.
E)B & C.
9

Which of the following describes conviction as it relates to a creative person?
A)Confident that their ideas hold some validity, therefore challenges existing thought.
B)Devalues existing knowledge and uses only new ideas in their work.
C)Difficult to get along with because they always challenge authority.
D)Works very hard on an idea only to change it continually throughout the development process.
E)All of the above.
10

A receptive person
A)seeks alternatives.
B)IS open to new ideas and experiences.
C)listens well.
D)rejects any criticism.
E)all except D.