Frida Kahlo, An Artist and Inspiration

What country were Frida and her husband from?

• America

• Spain

• Portugal

• Mexico

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

• Fernando Fernandez

• Diego Rivera

• Jose Guadelupe Posada

• Coyoacán Diego

Which most likely caused Frida Kahlo to begin painting?

• She was inspired as a little girl

• Both polio and a streetcar accident which kept her in bed.

• She was inspired by her husband's art

• Her mother encouraged her

Frida Kahlo mainly painted __________as her subject matter.

• self portraits

• her husband

• flowers

• landscapes

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 streetcar 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.

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.

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

Frida Kahlo is recognized for all of the following EXCEPT…

• her self-portraits.

• her paintings of landscapes.

• her love for her country.

• her political beliefs.

Kahlo’s early life can best be describes as --

• full of love and laugher.

• challenging due to her gender.

• full of pain and hardships.

• lonely, as she didn’t have many friends.