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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 33 to 57.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lowe claim was the guiding principal behind Surrealism?
(a) Sadism.
(b) Mysticism.
(c) Suprise.
(d) Rebellion.

3. Which of the following qualities does Lowe claim Frida shares with Surrealism?
(a) A love of the grotesque.
(b) An interest in the subconscious.
(c) An interest in romance.
(d) A fascination with pain.

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

5. How does Lowe describe Frida's planning of the paintings in her Diary?
(a) They were meticulously planned.
(b) They were, themselves, used to plan more formal paintings.
(c) They were planned in writing.
(d) They were unplanned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Frida's students note about Frida's Spanish?

2. How does Fuentes compare the bloodshed of the Mexican Revolution and the "executions ordered by Hitler and Stalin"?

3. What are the carpas that Fuentes describes?

4. Who did Frida write many letters to in the Diary?

5. How did Kahlo paint Dorothy Hale?

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