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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 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?
(a) The suicide of Danica Hull.
(b) The suicide of Dorothy Hale.
(c) The suicide of Dara Holbrook.
(d) The suicide of Dolly Hotkins.

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

3. Rivera was famous for his paintings and infamous for his what?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Antics.
(c) Vehicles.
(d) Personality.

4. Who did Rivera marry in 1922 who was also his mistress?
(a) Lorraine Moria.
(b) Matilde Lorpe.
(c) Maria Mendes.
(d) Lupe Marin.

5. What are a group of painters commissioned to create for the National Preparatory School?
(a) A set of murals.
(b) Individual portraits of the professors and students.
(c) A giant portrait of the professors.
(d) A set of sculptures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of things did Kahlo paint in Chapter 7?

2. As Kahlo's health declined, her devotion to Communism intensified; what did she add to her portraits?

3. In Chapter 7 during their courtship, what did Rivera start to include Kahlo in?

4. What was Kahlo selected to be for Seminario de Cultura Mexicana?

5. What day was Frida Kahlo born?

(see the answer key)

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