View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frida label her own work in the Diary?
(a) Feminine Surrealism.
(b) Retro Impressionism.
(c) Revolutionary Realism.
(d) Mexican Realism.

2. How does Frida describe "desire"?
(a) As "what binds me to Diego."
(b) As "communication from the gods."
(c) As "the one who gave birth to herself."
(d) As "a dream we must attempt to prolong."

3. What significance does the figure of a foot have to Frida?
(a) Lowe writes that this was an inside joke that she had with Diego.
(b) Lowe writes it may be related to the pain in her right foot.
(c) Lowe claims it is an ancient Mayan symbol of fertility.
(d) Lowe claims that the foot has to do with Frida's desire to move more freely.

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

5. After writing, "I am no longer alone," who does Frida write that she loves?
(a) Diego Rivera.
(b) Her father.
(c) Tina Modoti.
(d) Mao.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Frida write next to the image of a disembodied hand (which Lowe writes is likely Rivera's) caressing an unspecified object?

3. Which two political systems does Lowe note that Frida pairs?

4. What are the carpas that Fuentes describes?

5. What does Frida write is the most precious thing?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 369 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample