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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. In what year did Kahlo enroll in the National Preparatory School?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1921.

2. What did Kahlo do to Rivera in hopes of gaining his attention while he was at the National Preparatory Academy?
(a) She threw herself at his feet.
(b) She put on her prettiest dress and wore make-up.
(c) Stole food from him and soaped the stairway from the stage he was painting on, in the hopes that he would fall.
(d) She flirted with him every chance she got.

3. What was the name of Kahlo's painting in Chapter 5 that depicted her feelings of paralysis and despair?
(a) The Broken Column.
(b) Self Portrait.
(c) My Birth.
(d) The Shattered Soul.

4. As Kahlo's health declined, her devotion to Communism intensified; what did she add to her portraits?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Tiny portraits of politicians.
(c) Flags and inscriptions.
(d) Animals.

5. What type of relationships did Kahlo begin to explore that Rivera looked upon favorably?
(a) Relationships with other men.
(b) New friendships.
(c) Adoption.
(d) Homosexual realtionships.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom did Kahlo's father gain a commission?

2. Kahlo's parents said that her match with Rivera in marriage was like what?

3. What did Kahlo still find difficult despite the increase in her popularity?

4. How old was Rivera when he began work at the National Preparatory School?

5. What painting did Kahlo create that was a shock to people, and brought an already-difficult subject in the foreground by painting right into the frame?

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