Art: Frida Kahlo Quiz

How were Frida Kahlo's paintings similar to those of the Surrealists?

• They both focus on gender identity

• They both promoted socialist politics

• They both contained dreamlike imagery

• They both featured abstract designs

What let Kahlo to support the rights of poor laborers?

• The fact her father was a migrant worker

• Her experiences in Mexico City during the Mexican Revolution

• Her marriage to communist painter Diego Rivera

• The time she spent working as a laborer during the 1920's

What is the relationship between Kahlo's paintings and European art?

• She often incorporated portraits of European kings into her work

• Like much European art, her paintings were sponsored by the Catholic Church

• The human figures she painted were similar to classical statues

• Her work often reinterpreted themes found in European art

Which feature apprears in virtually all of Frida Kahlo's self portraits?

• A monkey

• A mustache

• A knife

• A heart

Which term applies to both Frida Kahlo's paintings and traditional Mexican art?

• Colorful

• Surrealistic

• Literal

• Feminist

Kahlo's paintings explore her turbulent marriage to Diego Rivera. What does "turbulent" mean?

• Artistically inclined

• Peaceful and extremely loving

• Filled with dramatic ups and downs

• Very politically conscious

Place the following events in sequence: A) Kahlo is hurt in a bus accident; B) Kahlo witnesses the Mexican Revolution; C) Kahlo begins painting

• C, B, A

• B, C, A

• B, A, C

• A, B, C

What significance did Kahlo's injuries have on her life?

• They didn't really affect her after she started using a wheelchair

• They had a profound effect on her body and mind

• They were an obstacle that she never was able to overcome

• They prevented her from learning proper artistic techniques

Kahlo's injuries were clearly very painful for her, but how were they also a blessing?

• They allowed her to receive financial assistance from the government

• The emotions that they caused led her to create great art

• Diego Rivera would not have married her if she hadn't been injured

• They enabled her to go to art school

Kahlo's paintings most frequently depicted/showed?

• Herself

• Diego Rivera

• Mexican peasants

• Animals