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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, Portraits of a Marriage and Chapter 22, Naturaleza Viva: Alive Still Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Rivera's wife, who became quite jealous of all the time that Rivera spent with Kahlo?
(a) Lorraine Moria.
(b) Maria Mendes.
(c) Lupe Marin.
(d) Matilde Lorpe.

2. What did Kahlo destroy in order to highlight her loneliness and demonstrate her defiant feelings to be left alone?
(a) Her home.
(b) Her telephone.
(c) All aspects of her female sexuality.
(d) Anything that reminds her of Rivera.

3. What did Kahlo consider the American people to look like?
(a) Ice cream cones.
(b) Unbaked rolls of bread.
(c) Cookies without any frosting.
(d) Colorless statues.

4. In 1950, Kahlo went to the hospital in Mexico City; how long did she stay there?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Three months.
(d) One month.

5. Why were people starting to find fault with Rivera's work?
(a) Some that he used too much color.
(b) Some thought he relied too much on Kahlo.
(c) Some thought he copied other's work.
(d) Some thought it obscene; others sacrilegious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Rivera wait before starting to paint in order to capture the American people, in Chapter 9?

2. At what school was Kahlo was invited to teach?

3. After Kahlo's accident in Chapter 3, what did she struggle against for the rest of her life?

4. Who built Kahlo's home, in Chapter 1?

5. Now that Kahlo's career had begun to take off, where was her work finally being recognized?

(see the answer key)

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