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

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

3. What does Fuentes write happened in September of 1925 that changed Frida's life?
(a) Her foot was amputated.
(b) She divorced for the first time.
(c) She miscarried.
(d) An accident.

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

5. What "path" does Lowe write that Frida illuminates in this Diary?
(a) "The path toward death."
(b) "The path toward love."
(c) "The artist's path."
(d) "The path of a consummate artist."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fuentes compare the bloodshed of the Mexican Revolution and the "executions ordered by Hitler and Stalin"?

2. Who does Lowe write "cemented" the association of Frida and Surrealism?

3. What does Lowe argue is Frida's overall feeling toward life?

4. How does Lowe describe the act of reading Kahlo's diary?

5. How does Lowe write that Frida changes as she writes this Diary?

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