Lead poisoning

Many believe that Michelangelo, Goya, Van Gogh and Portinari .... poisoned by lead.

• was
• had
• were

According to an Italian doctor in 1713, most painters were ...., looking pale and sad.

• unhealthy
• healthy
• vigorous

Lead was widely .... in pigments.

• fermented
• perpetrated
• used

Pb, the symbol of lead, is .... abbreviation of the word plumbum.

• a
• an
• one

Plumbum .... liquid silver.

• means
• meaning
• mean

Lead is .... resistant to corrosion.

• very
• a
• lot

.... lead is highly toxic, many products containing the metal are not manufactured anymore.

• Why
• Reason
• Because

Leaded gasoline, for .... , pollutes the air when it is heated.

• illustrate
• example
• instant