AEF 5 - UNIT 1A - Frida Kahlo: Life and Art Quiz

What was Frida Kahlo’s original career plan before she became a painter?

• Architecture

• Medicine

• Literature

• Music

What event led Frida to change her career path?

• A childhood illness

• A bus accident

• Moving to another country

• Her father’s death

What was the impact of Frida’s accident on her health?

• She became blind

• She lost the ability to walk

• She was in pain for much of her life and had three miscarriages

• She suffered from memory loss

What does the unfinished painting suggest about Frida?

• She had no intention of completing it

• She was dissatisfied with her work

• It had a strong meaning for her, as she continued working on it on her deathbed

• She abandoned it because of her illness

Where were Frida’s paternal grandparents from?

• Spain

• Mexico

• Germany and Hungary

• The United States

What was Frida’s maternal grandfather’s ancestry?

• Indigenous American

• French

• Portuguese

• Italian

What does the painting depict?

• A landscape of Mexico

• A scene from Frida’s childhood

• A visual family tree

• A group of famous artists

What does the positioning of Frida’s parents in the painting suggest?

• They had a strong bond

• Their marriage was unhappy

• They were wealthy

• They were deeply in love

Where is Frida depicted in the painting?

• In the center with her parents

• Third from the left in the bottom row

• Standing next to her grandparents

• At the very top

Who in the painting might also symbolize Frida?

• The unborn child next to her

• Her mother

• Her niece Isolda

• The Spanish general