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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 108 to 131.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lowe claim was the guiding principal behind Surrealism?
(a) Mysticism.
(b) Rebellion.
(c) Suprise.
(d) Sadism.

2. What does Frida label her cold climate image?
(a) Remote Snows.
(b) Arctic Foot.
(c) Polar landscape.
(d) Snowy Diego.

3. What does Lowe argue is Frida's overall feeling toward life?
(a) A feeling of pain and dispair.
(b) A sense of happiness and humor.
(c) Worry over her husband.
(d) An interest in professional advancement keeps her going through difficulty.

4. How does Lowe write that Frida's understanding of Communism changes?
(a) Frida's understanding is based on what Diego Rivera teaches her.
(b) She connects it to her hatred of the U.S.
(c) Frida becomes more and more interested in the local politics of the Communist party.
(d) It becomes more like a religious faith.

5. In 1944, Lowe writes that Kahlo painted herself with someone else, merged into a single head. Who was this?
(a) Diego Rivera.
(b) Maria Kahlo.
(c) Emiliano Zapata.
(d) Leon Trotsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lowe describe Kahlo as a reader?

2. How does Lowe explain that reading the Diary may affect our viewing of Kahlo's paintings?

3. Who does Frida write "lulls her to sleep"?

4. Which of the following best characterizes the sentiments that Frida expresses in her Diary toward her husband?

5. What writing reveals that, as Lowe writes, "Kahlo came to her senses"?

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