Mona Lisa — Questions and answers

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Why did Francesco del Giocondo want a portrait of his wife, Lisa Gherardini?

Choices

  1. To celebrate her birthday
  2. To celebrate their new home and second son's birth ✓
  3. To show off her new dress
  4. To give to Leonardo as a gift

Answer: To celebrate their new home and second son's birth

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How did Leonardo describe Lisa Gherardini during her early sittings?

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  1. She was very talkative
  2. She was a reserved subject ✓
  3. She was always laughing
  4. She was a good painter

Answer: She was a reserved subject

From page 3

What did Leonardo study that helped him create the amazing background in the Mona Lisa?

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  1. Cooking and baking
  2. Geology and hydraulics ✓
  3. Fashion and clothing
  4. Music and dancing

Answer: Geology and hydraulics

From page 4

What special painting technique did Leonardo use to make the Mona Lisa's smile seem to shift?

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  1. Pointillism
  2. Sfumato ✓
  3. Cubism
  4. Fresco

Answer: Sfumato

From page 6

What special thing does Lisa's smile seem to do because of the sfumato technique?

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  1. It stays perfectly still
  2. It changes colors
  3. It seems to shift and disappear ✓
  4. It only appears in the dark

Answer: It seems to shift and disappear

From page 7

When Leonardo left Florence, what did he do with the Mona Lisa painting?

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  1. He sold it to a friend
  2. He left it in his studio
  3. He carried it with him ✓
  4. He threw it away

Answer: He carried it with him

From page 8

After Leonardo died, who owned the Mona Lisa and kept it in their palaces?

Choices

  1. The Giocondo family
  2. A different artist
  3. King Francis I ✓
  4. A museum in Italy

Answer: King Francis I

From page 9

What happened to the Mona Lisa in 1911 that made its fame grow even more?

Choices

  1. It was repainted
  2. It was stolen from the Louvre ✓
  3. It was given away as a gift
  4. It was put in a private collection

Answer: It was stolen from the Louvre

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