Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa, one of the most famous paintings of all time, in 1503. He was working on a special painting for a church at the time, but it was not going well. The woman who can be seen in the Mona Lisa is said to be Madonna Lisa del Giocondo. She was the wife of an Italian businessman who asked da Vinci to paint a portrait of her.

After Leonardo da Vinci finished the painting in 1506, he was invited by the French King, Francois I, to visit France, and he took die painting with him. Today, the Mona Lisa is kept in the Louvre, an art museum in Paris, and it is seen by about six million visitors a year.

The painting measures only 77 centimeters by 53 centimeters and is painted with oil on wood. In 1911, it was stolen by a worker at the Louvre, Vincenzo Peruggia, who took it out of the museum by hiding it under his coat. Two years later, police found the painting under Peruggia’s bed after he tried to sell ft.

In 1962, the Mona Lisa was taken to Washington and New York for an exhibition. For the journey, it was insured for 100 million dollars, making it the most valuable painting ever!

Question 46: What is the best title for this passage?

A. Leonardo da Vinci - A Famous Painter

B. The Louvre - An Art Museum

C. Vincenzo Peruggia - the Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa

D. The Mona Lisa - the Valuable Painting of All Time

Question 47: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ____________.

A. the Louvre               B. an art museum        C. the Mona Lisa         D. France

Question 48: The word “hiding” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____________.

A. covering                  B. revealing                 C. showing                   D. taking

Question 49: According to the passage, Leonardo da Vinci ____________.

A. spent 3 years completing the Mona Lisa   B. painted the portrait of his wife

C. sold the Mona Lisa to the French King.      D. painted the Mona Lisa for a church

Question 50: What is NOT true about Vincenzo Peruggia?

A. He worked in an art museum.                    B. He stole the Mona Lisa.

C. He sold the painting.                                   D. He hid the painting under his bed.

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