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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Rivera marry in 1922 who was also his mistress?
(a) Lupe Marin.
(b) Maria Mendes.
(c) Matilde Lorpe.
(d) Lorraine Moria.

2. What type of surgeon was the doctor that Kahlo met in America, who helped her the rest of her life?
(a) Endocrine.
(b) Thoracic.
(c) Opthalomogist.
(d) Neurosurgeon.

3. How were Kahlo's paintings different from Rivera's work?
(a) Kahlo's portratis were huge, sweeping masses while Rivera captured an individual's life.
(b) Kahlo's portraits were colorful while Rivera's were black and white.
(c) Kahlo captured an individual's life while Rivera's portraits were huge, sweeping masses.
(d) Kahlo only used animals in her paintings while Rivera only used humans.

4. How would the stories that Rivera told be described?
(a) Scary.
(b) Funny.
(c) Wild.
(d) Boring.

5. From whom did Kahlo's father gain a commission?
(a) The German government.
(b) The Chilean government.
(c) The Canadian government.
(d) The Mexican government.

6. What was the name of the jewelry store where Kahlo's father worked?
(a) La Perla.
(b) Blue Diamonds.
(c) El Diamantes.
(d) Jason's Jewelry.

7. What did Kahlo's painting in Chapter 5 seem to represent?
(a) The possibilites of life that were so far away from the broken Kahlo.
(b) The pain of growing up.
(c) A culmination of ideas.
(d) A synthesis of life.

8. What are a group of painters commissioned to create for the National Preparatory School?
(a) Individual portraits of the professors and students.
(b) A set of sculptures.
(c) A set of murals.
(d) A giant portrait of the professors.

9. What did Kahlo contract when she was six years old that caused her to spend nine months confined to a room?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Measles.
(c) Mumps.
(d) Polio.

10. How was Kahlo's personality compared to Rivera's personality?
(a) In unision with Rivera's.
(b) Complemented and challenged.
(c) Small in comparison.
(d) Large in comparison.

11. What type of things did Kahlo paint in Chapter 7?
(a) She was painting the surrounding wildlife.
(b) She was painting scenic portraits.
(c) She was painting things intimately connected to her life and her life experiences.
(d) She was painting colorful paintings of plants.

12. What day was Frida Kahlo born?
(a) July 6, 1908.
(b) July 6, 1907.
(c) July 6, 1910.
(d) July 6, 1909.

13. What was the name of Kahlo's painting in Chapter 5 that depicted her feelings of paralysis and despair?
(a) Self Portrait.
(b) The Broken Column.
(c) My Birth.
(d) The Shattered Soul.

14. Who did Kahlo dance with at a party in Detroit, who was famous?
(a) Henry Ford.
(b) Charlie Chaplan.
(c) Albert Einstein.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

15. What did Kahlo consider the American people to look like?
(a) Colorless statues.
(b) Ice cream cones.
(c) Unbaked rolls of bread.
(d) Cookies without any frosting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Kahlo's father meet while working in the jewelry store?

2. Whose head did Rivera want to paint beside the head of Abraham Lincoln in his mural?

3. After Kahlo and Rivera were married, how did Kahlo begin to dress?

4. Why didn't Kahlo paint often during her first few months of marriage to Rivera?

5. How did the environment around Rivera change as his mural was partly finished in Chapter 11?

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