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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essay by Sarah M. Lowe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Frida's students note about Frida's Spanish?
(a) She liked listening more than speaking.
(b) She enjoyed using double entendres.
(c) They could never hear her.
(d) She had a uniqe way of speaking.

2. Who does Lowe write "cemented" the association of Frida and Surrealism?
(a) Andre Breton.
(b) Jose Vasconcelos.
(c) Diego Rivera.
(d) Jose Clemente Orozco.

3. What civilizations does Lowe wright were part of Kahlo's understanding of her "personal past"?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The Olmecs, Aztecs, and Toltecs.
(c) The Mayans.
(d) The Surrealists in France.

4. What style does Fuentes claim was "in tune with the tastes of the Mexican elite" around the turn of the century?
(a) An indigenous geometric style.
(b) An Italian ornate style.
(c) A surrealist style that influenced architecture at the time.
(d) A German born style emphasizing contrast.

5. Where did Carlos Fuentes first meet Frida?
(a) At a Mexico City gallery called the Gallery of Mexican Art.
(b) In the Alameda Park.
(c) In a restaurant called Sanborns.
(d) In the Palace of Fine Arts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lowe write that Frida's understanding of Communism changes?

2. What year does Fuentes write that the Mexican Revolution began?

3. What does Lowe claim was the guiding principal behind Surrealism?

4. How does Lowe describe Frida's planning of the paintings in her Diary?

5. How does Fuentes characterize the kinds of escapes from reality Andre Breton "was legislating as law" in France compared to Latin America?

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