Frida Kahlo

What country were Frida and her husband from?

• America

• Spain

• Portugal

• Mexico

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What was the name of Frida Kahlo's husband who is also a great artist?

• Fernando Fernandez

• Diego Rivera

• Jose Guadelupe Posada

• Coyoacán Diego

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Frida Kahlo mainly painted __________as her subject matter.

• self portraits

• her husband

• flowers

• landscapes

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Which of the following is not true about artist Frida Kahlo?

• She is from Coyoacán, Mexico.

• She was married to Diego Rivera.

• She contracted polio as a teenager.

• She was involved in a bus accident.

What experience inspired Kahlo to begin painting in her early years?

• Meeting artist Diego Rivera.

• Attending art class in college.

• Recovering from her bus accident while in the hospital.

• Witnessing injustice and poverty.

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Kahlo’s paintings became so popular around Mexico that she could usually sell a painting before even finishing it. You can infer that --

• Frida was not actually very talented.

• people felt sorry for her because of the accident and the pain she suffered.

• Diego told people to buy her artwork to encourage her to paint more.

• Frida was gaining recognition as a talented artist and people wanted a painting before she sold out of her work.

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Kahlo was a member of what political party?

• Mexican Communist Party
• Mexican Marxist Party
• Mexican Democratic Party
• Mexican Libertarian Party

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What year did Frida claim she was born?

• 1900

• 1907

• 1910

• 1917

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Why did she say she was born in a year after her actual birth date?

• Her father died.

• People would be more willing to accept her as a female artist and purchase her artwork.

• She met the love of her life.

• She wanted to identify with the Mexican culture and pride during the Mexican Revolution.

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What is a common theme that Frida paints in the majority of her paintings?

• money and love

• pain and suffering

• pain and money

• love and lions

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