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Reading Questions




                         Choose the best answer.


                           1. Some people say Mona Lisa was a

                             a. thief
                             b. historian
                             c. biographer
                             d. self-portrait


                           2. In the passage, what happened last?
                             a. The wife’s name was Madam Lisa Giocondo, which could explain the
                                painting’s name.

                             b. People all over the world have seen Mona Lisa’s smile.
                             c. He was apprehended by the police two years later, and the painting was
                                safely returned.

                             d. Also, Da Vinci kept the painting with him until his death.

                           3. A thief stole the Mona Lisa in 1911 because
                             a. he was an angry former employee

                             b. he believed the painting belonged in Italy
                             c. he wanted to be a brilliant artist and inventor
                             d. he was hired by a rich resident of Florence, Italy

                           4. How are Madam Lisa Giocondo and Leonardo Da Vinci similar?

                             a. They were the same person.
                             b. They were both Italian.
                             c. They were both rich.
                             d. They were both apprehended by police.


                           5. Predict what would happen if the police did not catch the thief.
                             a. The painting could be still missing.
                             b. The painting could have been damaged.

                             c. The painting could have been sold for a lot of money.
                             d. all of the above

                           6. The word  proof    means

                             a. evidence
                             b. disappear
                             c. detached

                             d. superior



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