What happened to the Mona Lisa in 1911?

• It was bought.

• It was stolen.

• It was moved to a new museum.

• It was painted over with a new picture.

Answer explanation

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Who do the people think posed for the Mona Lisa painting?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Leonardo da Vinci's mother

• a woman wo lived in Paris, France

• a woman Leonardo knew from Florence, Italy

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why didn't the thumbprint on the frame of the Mona Lisa help police?

• It wasn't big enough.

• It was too blurry.

• It was from a left thumb.

• It matched Leonardo da Vinci's thumb.

Answer explanation

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

Why could the Mona Lisa not have been rolled up?

• It was too large.

• The frame was too big.

• It would have fallen apart.

• It was pained on a piece of wood.

Answer explanation

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Why would the police have closed all the border crossings in and out of France in 1911?

• to keep villains out of France

• to make sure the Mona Lisa did not leave France

• to bring in a new painting to replace the Mona Lisa

• to check fingerprints of all the people who wanted to come into France

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

If something has vanished, it

• was painted

• disappeared

• fell aprt

• was found

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Why did the experts X-ray the Mona Lisa?

• to see the words behind it

• to make sure it was real

• to find out who stole it

• all of the answers are correct

Answer explanation

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why is the Mona Lisa so famous?

• It was painted so expertly.

• It was a famous woman.

• It was painted in Florence, Italy.

• No one knows who posed for it.

Answer explanation

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is a forgery?

• a way to protect something

• something that is found

• something fake

• a surprise

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which word(s) would likely have described how the antiques store dealer felt after Vincenzo told him what he had done?

• surprised

• excited

• suspicious

• all answers are correct

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3