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Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art. Phaidon, 16th.
Ed. 1995. pp.65-6, with adaptations.
“Granted” (line 23) is a word used to acknowledge that something is true, before something about it is said.
Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art. Phaidon, 16th.
Ed. 1995. pp.65-6, with adaptations.
The two instances of “man” in the fragments “their mode of representing man” (line 24) and “Only one man ever shook” (line 26) refer to quite distinct concepts.
Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art. Phaidon, 16th.
Ed. 1995. pp.65-6, with adaptations.
The fragments “which all creations of a people seem to obey.” (line 4) and which all creations of people seem to obey mean the same and can be used interchangeably.
Stanzel, V. New Realities in Foreign Affairs: Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
SWP Research Paper 2018, RP 11, November 2018,with adaptations.
The word “others” in line 9 refers to those in the general public.
Stanzel, V. New Realities in Foreign Affairs: Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
SWP Research Paper 2018, RP 11, November 2018,with adaptations.
The word “-isms” in line 9 is a term often used to represent political ideologies and artistic movements.
Stanzel, V. New Realities in Foreign Affairs: Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
SWP Research Paper 2018, RP 11, November 2018,with adaptations.
Considering the vocabulary of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
In line 5, the expression “by and large” could be
replaced with partially without changing the meaning
of the sentence.
Stanzel, V. New Realities in Foreign Affairs: Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
SWP Research Paper 2018, RP 11, November 2018,with adaptations.
In line 3, the word “their” refers to the expression “venerable principals” from line 2.
Stanzel, V. New Realities in Foreign Affairs: Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
SWP Research Paper 2018, RP 11, November 2018,with adaptations.
Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
According to the author, interstate norms of diplomacy
have changed substantially in recent years.
Stanzel, V. New Realities in Foreign Affairs: Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
SWP Research Paper 2018, RP 11, November 2018,with adaptations.
Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
It is correct to infer from the text that being a diplomat
is now more dangerous than it was in the past.
Stanzel, V. New Realities in Foreign Affairs: Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
SWP Research Paper 2018, RP 11, November 2018,with adaptations.
Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The text states that contemporary diplomats have lost
prestige compared to their predecessors.
Stanzel, V. New Realities in Foreign Affairs: Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
SWP Research Paper 2018, RP 11, November 2018,with adaptations.
Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The author of the text expresses concern for the current
standing of diplomats.
Stanzel, V. New Realities in Foreign Affairs: Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
SWP Research Paper 2018/RP 11, November 2018, with adaptations.
In line 16, the pronoun “they” refers to “attributes”.
Stanzel, V. New Realities in Foreign Affairs: Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
SWP Research Paper 2018/RP 11, November 2018, with adaptations.
In lines 12 and 13, if one were to remove the phrase “, as well as the interchange between government and other domestic actors,”, the sentence that contained it would no longer make sense.
Stanzel, V. New Realities in Foreign Affairs: Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
SWP Research Paper 2018/RP 11, November 2018, with adaptations.
The expression “of no great concern” in line 5 carries the notion of “having little importance”.
Munoz, Maricela. “Diplomacy in times of COVID-19.” Diplo (blog). Jul.
16, 2020. Accessed Sep. 10, 2020. https://www.diplomacy.edu/blog, with
adaptations.
Regarding the vocabulary of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The phrase “capital-based experts” in line 16 refers
specifically to those who make international economic
investments.
Munoz, Maricela. “Diplomacy in times of COVID-19.” Diplo (blog). Jul.
16, 2020. Accessed Sep. 10, 2020. https://www.diplomacy.edu/blog, with
adaptations.
In line 14, the word “one” is used as a pronoun for the antecedent “a whole new environment” (line 13).
Munoz, Maricela. “Diplomacy in times of COVID-19.” Diplo (blog). Jul.
16, 2020. Accessed Sep. 10, 2020. https://www.diplomacy.edu/blog, with
adaptations.
The word “business” in line 7 only refers to economic transactions.
Munoz, Maricela. “Diplomacy in times of COVID-19.” Diplo (blog). Jul.
16, 2020. Accessed Sep. 10, 2020. https://www.diplomacy.edu/blog, with
adaptations.
Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The information presented in the text indicates that the
size of the diplomatic corps in many developing
countries is one element influencing their overall
online presence.
Munoz, Maricela. “Diplomacy in times of COVID-19.” Diplo (blog). Jul.
16, 2020. Accessed Sep. 10, 2020. https://www.diplomacy.edu/blog, with
adaptations.
Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The author asserts that a major challenge for diplomats now is the timing of negotiations in relation to their ability to receive quality information from a variety of stakeholders.
Munoz, Maricela. “Diplomacy in times of COVID-19.” Diplo (blog). Jul.
16, 2020. Accessed Sep. 10, 2020. https://www.diplomacy.edu/blog, with
adaptations.
Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
According to the text, the current viral outbreak has
sped up the move towards small groups of diplomats
holding their meetings online, but not large ones.