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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. Where does Lowe write that Frida's work was first taken seriously (where she "made a decisive shift from amateur to professional painter")?
(a) In the United States.
(b) On a trip to Puerto Rico.
(c) In Mexico City, where Ines Amor organized an important exhibit.
(d) In Germany.

2. What did Andre Breton describe Frida Kahlo as?
(a) A ribbon around a bombshell.
(b) The most important woman in Mexican history.
(c) The best painter of our century.
(d) A lion, waiting on the bookshelf.

3. What aspect of Rembrandt and Van Gogh's work does Lowe compare to Kahlo's?
(a) The use of the eyes to convey pain.
(b) Their reception.
(c) Use of coded symbols.
(d) Use of costume to convey a message.

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

5. What is a retablo?
(a) A painting.
(b) A colonial style table.
(c) A kind of poem.
(d) A revolutionary song used to spread news.

Short Answer Questions

1. What style does Fuentes claim was "in tune with the tastes of the Mexican elite" around the turn of the century?

2. What does Fuentes claim have been the worst traumas for Mexico?

3. Which of the following best describe Lowe's tone in her writing about Kahlo?

4. What line of work was Frida's father in?

5. How did Kahlo paint Dorothy Hale?

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