Deck 10: A Creative Life

Question 1

What is the difference between creativity and technique?

Answer 1

Technique is what is learned from being creative.

Question 2

Studies have found that an extremely high IQ (intelligence quotient)is not a great advantage when it comes to being creative.At what level is a high IQ no longer an advantage when it comes to creativity?

A)90
B)100
C)120
D)155
E)200

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What are the four basic steps to problem solving?

Answer 3

Specify the problem,break the problem into manageable components,brainstorm possible solutions,and test the solution

Question 4

Talent is an important part of creativity,and it rarely needs developing-people are simply born with it.

Question 5

Many educators and artists would make the case that exposure to and participation in children's theatre can be very beneficial to most elementary school children.In a time when budget cuts often put the arts in jeopardy in our public schools,what are the main arguments you would use to the board of education to retain or develop children's theatre at your local elementary school?

Question 6

This type of thinking involves fluency and the ability to generate a multitude of ideas from numerous perspectives.

A)Creative thinking
B)Human thinking
C)Divergent thinking
D)Structural thinking
E)Convergent thinking

Question 7

What is the primary motivation that encourages a person to be his or her most creative?

Question 8

According to researchers,what are five of the most important characteristics of creative people? Which one would you say is the most essential and why?

Question 9

____________________ are procedures that have been proven to work repeatedly.They are methods by which a complex task can be accomplished.

Question 10

This type of thinking is measured by IQ and involves well-defined rational problems that have only one correct answer.

A)Creative thinking
B)Human thinking
C)Divergent thinking
D)Structural thinking
E)Convergent thinking

Question 11

Which of the following most closely characterizes creativity as it was defined in the book?

A)Beyond description
B)A moment of insight
C)A branch of philosophy
D)Inspired by emotion not reason
E)Pure thought

Question 12

Which of the following would not help enhance your creativity?

A)Get enough exercise and sleep
B)Consider your environment
C)Work late at night
D)Assess your motivation
E)Temper your criticism

Question 13

Which is not one of the characteristics describing creative people?

A)Burning curiosity
B)Concentration
C)Accepting failure
D)Mental agility
E)Moodiness

Question 14

What are the six forms of intelligence according to Howard Gardner?

Question 15

The ability to perceive patterns and causal relationships is a characteristic of…

A)Spatial intelligence
B)Personal intelligence
C)Logical-mathematical intelligence
D)?Linguistic intelligence
E)?Bodily kinesthetic intelligence

Question 16

Which of the following is not one of the steps in basic problem solving?

A)Brainstorm possible solutions
B)Test the solution
C)Consult the manual
D)Specify the problem
E)Break the problem into manageable components

Question 17

This type of intelligence is particularly important for those who need the ability to "read" others,such as politicians,teachers,and therapists.

A)Linguistic intelligence
B)Musical intelligence
C)Logical-mathematical intelligence
D)Spatial intelligence
E)Personal intelligence