WorksheetsThe Mona Lisa Vanishes
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What does the Argentine swindler Eduardo de Valfierno specialize in?
bank robberies
large heists
art forgeries
kidnapping
Where does a French journalist hide to prove the Louvre's security is not any good?
in a stairwell
in an annex
inside an Egyptian sarcophagus
in the curator's office
How is Leonardo Da Vinci introduced when he arrives at the court of Milan?
as a painter
as a musician
as a mathematician
as an engineer
What does the word Renaissance mean in French?
art
lovely
refined
rebirth
What is the Mona Lisa painted on?
wood
glass
canvas
paper
What is a painting on a wall called that uses water-based paints on fresh plaster?
a fresco
a mural
a tempera
a mosaic
What is something that people did NOT do in the presence of the Mona Lisa portrait?
elderly women crossed themselves
soldiers saluted
men removed their hats
artists kissed the portrait
Why does one of the guards at the Louvre stay at home the day the Mona Lisa is stolen?
his children had strep
his children had ear infections
his children had the measles
his children had severe colds
Who is said to have led a life that sounds like fiction but is fact?
Leonardo
Bertillon
Michaelangelo
Eugene Francois Vidocq
Who painted the portrait that replaced the Mona Lisa in the Louvre while she was missing?
Picasso
Goya
Raphael
Michelangelo
Which is NOT a stock character investigators considered as suspects in the theft of the Mona Lisa?
the Secret Admirer
the Lone Madman
the Starving Artist
the Consummate Professional
What can a woman in the Renaissance do?
enter a government building
own a house
get married
live on her own
What painting is stolen because a truck driver thinks that the price for television licenses is too high?
The Duke of Wellington
The Last Supper
The Mona Lisa
Duchess of Devonshire
Which animal is NOT in Picasso's home?
monkey
snake
dog
mouse
What does Leonardo not write about in his notebooks?
Latin verbs
bad jokes
grocery lists
anything about the Mona Lisa
How long is the Mona Lisa gone before anyone realizes it's gone?
over three hours
three days
one week
over twenty-four hours
What does Leonard wrap the Mona Lisa with in the bottom of the trunk?
a red silk cloth
a mangled hat
a smock
a long strip of white linen
What is the name of the system the Paris police used to identify criminals using a series of incredibly specific measurements?
fingerprinting
Bertillon system
handwriting matching
crime scene photography
How long did it take Bertillon's first set of "thieves" who knew nothing about the Louvre to get the Mona Lisa off the wall?
five minutes
five seconds
fifteen minutes
30 seconds
What is on Leonardo's final notebook page?
right triangles
drawings of feathers
science experiment notes
moon phases
What body part is thought to control blood circulation during Leonardo's time?
the lungs
the kidneys
the liver
the heart
What do unmarried Florentine women do after they turn twenty?
they look for a job
they go to live with relatives
they go to a convent
they travel
The Rich American men all want the same thing -- what is it?
more money
to always look young
to be respected
their new money to look old
