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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 58 to 83.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fuentes cite Virgina Woolf as writing on pain?
(a) It is the one thing that all humanity shares.
(b) It affects women more than men.
(c) It is deeply personal.
(d) It is undescribable.

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

3. 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 "strewn about in a vulgar manner," and they are "perhaps overly used."
(d) They are all painted in a very different manner from her own nude self-portraits.

4. Which of the following describe the mood of Frida's depiction of her animals.
(a) Mournful.
(b) Playful.
(c) Sadistic.
(d) Humorous.

5. What does Lowe write happened in Kahlo's life just before beginning the Diary?
(a) Her father died.
(b) Diego had an affair with her aunt.
(c) Her foot was amputated.
(d) Her house burned down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lowe write that Surrealists believed "automatic drawing" was useful for?

2. Who is Xipe Totec?

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

4. What does "Xpcolatl" mean in Nahuatl?

5. Frida created an list of words beginning with the same letter. What letter did she use?

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