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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, Portraits of a Marriage and Chapter 22, Naturaleza Viva: Alive Still Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year did Kahlo enroll in the National Preparatory School?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1924.

3. What did Rivera and Kahlo tell the press was the reason of their divorce?
(a) They had both had too many affairs.
(b) They hated each other.
(c) They had too many financial problems.
(d) They explained it was the only way they could remain friends.

4. What did Kahlo give Trotsky after ending their affair in Chapter 14?
(a) A painting.
(b) Some money.
(c) A letter.
(d) A ring.

5. Why type of movement did not catch on in Mexico despite the high hopes of Europeans?
(a) Resistance.
(b) Surrealism.
(c) Anarchist.
(d) Impressionism.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Kahlo receive that helped her career to take off?

3. Who did Kahlo meet in America who was an important doctor?

4. How long did Rivera wait before starting to paint in order to capture the American people, in Chapter 9?

5. What did Kahlo and Rivera start keeping as pets as child-like replacements?

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