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7. You can figure out that
a. the story behind the painting Mona Lisa is a mystery
b. Paris is a big city in France

c. thieves like to steal paintings
d. rich residents of Florence, Italy always have their portraits painted

8. Which of these is not an opinion?

a. The Mona Lisa is the greatest painting in the world.
b. Leonardo Da Vinci was the best painter and inventor.
c. The Louvre is the finest museum around.
d. The Mona Lisa hangs in the Musee du Louvre.

9. What was this mainly written for?
a. to entertain readers with a story about Da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa
b. to discuss with readers how they can steal famous paintings from a
museum

c. to inform readers how they can become brilliant artists and inventors
d. to explain to readers that the Mona Lisa was a self-portrait

10. The word gaze tells you

a. someone is staring at something
b. someone is nibbling on something
c. someone is varnishing something

d. someone is dozing off

True or False

Check “T” for true and “F” for false.

1. Mona Lisa is the least famous painting in the world. T F

2. The Musee du Louvre is located in Paris, France. T F

3. Leonardo Da Vinci was a famous French painter. T F

4. Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa in the T F

1500s.

5. The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1811. T F

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