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

2. What pets does Lowe mentioned Frida keeps?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Parrots.
(c) Cats.
(d) Donkeys.

3. What does Fuentes write that Frida experienced in a painting she created for the American Clare Booth Luce (which other Mexican artists also experienced when selling art to Americans)?
(a) Censorship.
(b) Misunderstandings about specifications.
(c) Unfair working conditions.
(d) Lack of payment.

4. Who is Xipe Totec?
(a) The central Aztec goddess.
(b) A Mayan war god.
(c) Our Lady of the Mountain Top
(d) Our Lord of the Flayed Skin.

5. What language does Frida write in (in what Lowe points out is the only time she cites a source other than herself)?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) Italian.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Frida's "Portrait of Neferunico," who does the portrait most resemble?

2. What obsession does Frida reveal in a long list?

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

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

5. What does Lowe write creates an "aura of illness" in one of the illustrations in the Diary?

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