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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 131 to 155.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Frida's "portrait of Nefertidos," which cultures does Frida combine?
(a) French, German, and Italian.
(b) Aztec, Hindu, and Egyptian.
(c) Mexican, American, and French.
(d) Mayan, German, and Egyptian.

2. Which of the following did Frida write over an image of a foot?
(a) "Walker, dancer... Revolutionary..."
(b) "Artist, wife... I will dance."
(c) "Ancient symbol of direction."
(d) "Long live the dance. Long live health!"

3. How does Fuentes characterize the kinds of escapes from reality Andre Breton "was legislating as law" in France compared to Latin America?
(a) As "unlikely to ever take hold."
(b) As "small beer, comparatively speaking."
(c) As "the law of life."
(d) As "needlessly ritualistic."

4. In whose memory does Frida create two pages in her diary?
(a) Francisco Madero.
(b) Isabel Villasenor.
(c) Diego Rivera.
(d) Maria Izquierdo.

5. Which of the following best characterizes the sentiments that Frida expresses in her Diary toward her husband?
(a) Concern.
(b) Anger.
(c) Love.
(d) Sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movement has Frida been associated with?

2. What does Lowe write that Surrealists believed "automatic drawing" was useful for?

3. How does Lowe describe the act of reading Kahlo's diary?

4. How does Lowe explain that reading the Diary may affect our viewing of Kahlo's paintings?

5. Which of the following techniques does Lowe write that Kahlo used?

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