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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 strongest reason that Kahlo is permitted to attend such an impressive school as the National Preparatory School?
(a) Her father, Guillermo.
(b) Her father, Alejandro.
(c) Her mother, Maria.
(d) Her mother, Matilde.

2. From whom did Kahlo's father gain a commission?
(a) The German government.
(b) The Chilean government.
(c) The Canadian government.
(d) The Mexican government.

3. What did Kahlo and Rivera start keeping as pets as child-like replacements?
(a) Cats.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Birds.
(d) Dogs.

4. Why type of movement did not catch on in Mexico despite the high hopes of Europeans?
(a) Resistance.
(b) Impressionism.
(c) Anarchist.
(d) Surrealism.

5. How long did Rivera wait before starting to paint in order to capture the American people, in Chapter 9?
(a) Two months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Rivera fall in love with and even thought about leaving Kahlo for?

2. What did Kahlo borrow from Rivera in Chapter 7?

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

4. What was the name of Rivera's wife, who became quite jealous of all the time that Rivera spent with Kahlo?

5. What year did Kahlo claim that she was born?

(see the answer key)

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