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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 131 to 155.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Lowe write that the text Kahlo includes in the images in her Diary affect the viewers understanding of the image?
(a) They generally are unrelated.
(b) For the most part, they are quotes from books.
(c) They do not illuminate the meaning, but add to their complexity.
(d) They frequently describe what is happening in the image, as in a retablo.

3. In Frida's "portrait of Nefertidos," which cultures does Frida combine?
(a) French, German, and Italian.
(b) Mayan, German, and Egyptian.
(c) Mexican, American, and French.
(d) Aztec, Hindu, and Egyptian.

4. What does Lowe notice about Kahlo's images of nude women?
(a) They are stronger figures than her vulnerable male nudes.
(b) They are "virtually never shown as objects of desire."
(c) They are all painted in a very different manner from her own nude self-portraits.
(d) They are "strewn about in a vulgar manner," and they are "perhaps overly used."

5. Who does Frida write that she would like to serve as a "craftswoman"?
(a) Her husband.
(b) The Communist party.
(c) Her local market.
(d) The president of her country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lowe claims motivate Kahlo's writing the Diary?

2. What does Lowe write that Frida suffered from in her foot?

3. In a double (or triple) portrait, that Lowe writes recalls The Two Fridas, which of the following does Lowe write that Kahlo illustrates?

4. Who does Frida credit with the fact that she is "no longer alone"?

5. What does Frida equate with being alive?

(see the answer key)

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