Puzzles in the Pages: teacher key

Leonardo da Vinci, grade 11 edition, written for 11th grade. Read about the questions people still ask about Leonardo da Vinci's mirror writing, flying machines and notebooks. See how his Last Supper and Mona Lisa have been cared for.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What do some say mirror writing helped Leonardo do?
   • Draw faster maps
   • Write correctly as a left-handed person (answer)
   • Paint walls
2. What does a curator say is a better word than 'inventions' for many of Leonardo's drawings?
   • Toys
   • Maps
   • Studies (answer)
3. Why could Leonardo's armored tank not have moved?
   • Its front and rear wheels would turn opposite ways (answer)
   • It had no wheels
   • It was too small
4. Who took the Codex Atlanticus to Paris in 1796?
   • The Duke of Milan
   • Napoleon's troops (answer)
   • Pompeo Leoni
5. What did the restoration completed in 1999 reveal?
   • A hidden door
   • A new signature
   • The painting's original colors and delicate light effects (answer)
6. What did scholars find about Leonardo's thinking on flight?
   • It never changed
   • It ended in 1482
   • It changed over time (answer)

Words

• Renaissance: a time
• fresco: wall painting
• sfumato: a misty style
• ornithopters: flapping machines