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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 131 to 155.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does "Xpcolatl" mean in Nahuatl?
(a) Paint.
(b) Roots.
(c) Corn.
(d) Chocolate.

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. Which of the images in the Diary does Frida later use for a formal painting?
(a) "Motion in Prance."
(b) "August Heaven and Earth Me and Diego."
(c) "Footprints and Sun Prince."
(d) "Center and One."

5. Who does Frida address an eight page letter to in the Diary?
(a) Her sister, Matilda.
(b) Diego Rivera.
(c) Her father, though he died years earlier.
(d) Jose Clemente Orozco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frida label her cold climate image?

2. What is the "golden section," which Frida writes of as the "seccion de oro"?

3. Which of the following is a recurring figure in the Diary?

4. What kinds of metaphors does Lowe write that Frida made frequent use of?

5. Frida created a double portrait surrounded by small images. Which of the following images are close to her face in this portrait?

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