Mexican Art Test
Name:
Fill in the appropriate vocabulary words: (8 pts)
1. ________________ are paintings on paper that are bright colors and elaborate designs.
2. 3D sculptures of animals in wood or paper mache that are painted brightly with patterns are
called ________________.
3. _______________ are small boxes, like alters, made with mixed media that may honor a saint or
religion.
4. A bingo like game in Mexico is called ____________________.
5. _____________ are paintings made with beads, strings and other materials pressed into
beeswax.
6. Religious folk charms usually used for healing purposes are called _________________.
7. ______________ is a devotional painting inspired by Catholic religion that often has doors.
8. A painting an artist does of themselves is called a _____________________.
True or False: (5 pts)
Correct the false to make them true: (5 pts)
Frida Kahlo painted landscapes with watercolor.
Frida could not have children as a result of a bus
accident.
Diego Rivera was Frida Kahlo’s husband.
Frida never left Mexico in her lifetime.
She would have to wear body casts, which she
painted on.
Frida was afraid of animals and did not have any
pets.
She lived in a blue house.
Her artwork has been called surrealism.
Match up the artists with their artwork: (3 pts)
Amate bark paintings
Huichol or Wixáritari
Yarn paintings
Otomi
Alebrijes
Pedro Linares and Oaxacan artists
Short Answer: Answer the questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES to the best of your ability:
1. How are alebrijes and amate bark paintings similar and how are they different? (2 pts)
2. How is the art of Mexico different from the art of The United States of America? (1 pt)
3. How is the art of Mexico similar to the Native Americans of the US? (1 pt)
4. What is one thing that Alebrijes, Amate bark paintings and Huichol Yarn paintings all have in
common? (1 pt)
5. In Mexico, who makes the artwork and why do they make it? (2 pts)
6. Which other artwork that you have studied or culture is the Mexican folk art most similar to in
your opinion and how? (2 pts)
Choose one type of art and explain the process of how to make it, step by step, including materials:
Amate bark painting, Huichol yarn painting, Alebrijes animal sculpture, Retablo, or Nicho
Total points: _____ out of 36 possible = ______%