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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. What does Lowe write is associated in pre-Columbian mythology with the right foot?
(a) A full moon.
(b) Deer.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Fire.

2. What does Frida describe as "the harmony of form and color"?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Revolution.
(c) Human biological functions.
(d) Love.

3. What does Frida write "is the most ridiculous thing 'man' has"?
(a) Art.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Illness.
(d) Medicine.

4. Who does Frida claim was her best example of tenderness as a youth?
(a) Zapata.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Matisse.
(d) Her father.

5. Which of the following does Frida admire, and write about in her diary?
(a) Francisco Madero, a revolutionary.
(b) Carlos Riviera, Diego's brother.
(c) Juan Farill, her doctor.
(d) Franchesca, her neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Frida creates two images of death. One includes roots that above ground turn to flames. Which of the following best describes the mood of the image?

2. What does Lowe argue the final image in Frida's diary is about?

3. What pair of drawings does Frida label "Don't come crying to me!" and "Yes, I come crying to you"?

4. What does Lowe write that it means when she paints her right foot?

5. In whose memory does Frida create two pages in her diary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Frida describe the United States and England?

2. What image does Lowe write that Frida paints from "a worm's-eye view"?

3. Frida creates a winged figure, and writes about Diego. What does she write about Diego in this entry?

4. Describe the two vases that Frida depicts crying.

5. What does Frida write about the painter Hieronymus Bosh?

6. What image does Frida create with the word "sleep"?

7. What does Frida pair with Communist symbols?

8. What interest does Frida show in art technique and tradition?

9. How does Frida categorize her art?

10. How does Frida describe Communism and its leaders?

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