Q 01/05

Which Paris museum refused to move the Mona Lisa even into its own 2019 Leonardo blockbuster?

A) The Louvre

B) The Petit Palais

C) The Centre Pompidou

D) The Musée d'Orsay

Answer · why

A) The Louvre

The portrait was left in its usual gallery because of the demand from ordinary visitors.

Q 02/05

The Last Supper shows the consternation just after Jesus has said what?

A) "One of you will betray me"

B) "This is my body, broken for you"

C) "Take, eat, this is my flesh"

D) "Do this in memory of me"

Answer · why

A) "One of you will betray me"

It is the most reproduced religious painting of all time.

Q 03/05

Which of Leonardo's drawings, a study of human proportions, is a cultural icon in its own right?

A) Landscape of the Arno Valley

B) Star of Bethlehem

C) Head of an Angel

D) Vitruvian Man

Answer · why

D) Vitruvian Man

It is owned by the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice, which fought a legal battle over lending it to the Louvre in 2019.

Q 04/05

Near which Tuscan hill town, about 35 km from Florence, was Leonardo born on 15 April 1452?

A) Arezzo

B) Vinci

C) Lucca

D) Siena

Answer · why

B) Vinci

Local tradition puts the birth in the hamlet of Anchiano, private enough for an illegitimate child.

Q 05/05

What was the profession of Leonardo's father, Ser Piero?

A) Priest

B) Legal notary

C) Painter

D) Silk merchant

Answer · why

B) Legal notary

He fathered Leonardo out of wedlock with Caterina di Meo Lippi; both parents married other people the following year.