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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essay by Sarah M. Lowe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lowe argue is Frida's overall feeling toward life?
(a) A feeling of pain and dispair.
(b) Worry over her husband.
(c) An interest in professional advancement keeps her going through difficulty.
(d) A sense of happiness and humor.

2. Which of the following best describe Lowe's tone in her writing about Kahlo?
(a) Disrespect for her political simplicity.
(b) Neutral.
(c) Concern for her physical problems.
(d) Respect and admiration.

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

4. What is a retablo?
(a) A colonial style table.
(b) A revolutionary song used to spread news.
(c) A kind of poem.
(d) A painting.

5. How does Lowe describe the act of reading Kahlo's diary?
(a) As "an invariably voyeruristic act," which she remarks is often colored by a creul attraction to the suffering of others.
(b) As one of trangression, "charged with an element of voyerurism."
(c) As an act that brings us closer to Kahlo's biography while offering us little or no insight into her work.
(d) As generally confusing given Kahlo's coded speech, and her frequent use of Surrealist games.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Fuentes quote as having called pain "Dog"?

2. How does Lowe write that students remembered Frida?

3. Lowe quotes Kahlo as writing that anguish and pain were both which of the following?

4. How does Lowe describe Kahlo as a reader?

5. Which of the following qualities does Lowe claim Frida shares with Surrealism?

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