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Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art. Phaidon, 16th.
Ed. 1995. pp.65-6, with adaptations.
As far as vocabulary is concerned, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The word “novel”, in “novel character” (line 37),
means “fictional, not based on real life”.
Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art. Phaidon, 16th.
Ed. 1995. pp.65-6, with adaptations.
As far as vocabulary is concerned, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The fragment “after his god” (line 34) means
“prostrated himself in front of the deity”.
Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art. Phaidon, 16th.
Ed. 1995. pp.65-6, with adaptations.
As far as vocabulary is concerned, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The expression “fall into place” (lines 2 and 3) means
“to begin to make sense or to fit together”.
Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art. Phaidon, 16th.
Ed. 1995. pp.65-6, with adaptations.
Based on the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
For some of his subjects, Amenophis did not carry
himself in as kingly a fashion as he should.
Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art. Phaidon, 16th.
Ed. 1995. pp.65-6, with adaptations.
Based on the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The author seems to suggest that some of Amenophis’
shortcomings are his physical appearance and mobility
impairment.
Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art. Phaidon, 16th.
Ed. 1995. pp.65-6, with adaptations.
Based on the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The fragment “shook the iron bars of the Egyptian
style” (lines 26 and 27) means “to raise the required
artistic standards further”.
Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art. Phaidon, 16th.
Ed. 1995. pp.65-6, with adaptations.
Based on the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
In the fragment “no one asked him to be ‘original’”
(line 16), the underlined word is in inverted commas
because originality, as we know it today, did not exist
in Egyptian art.
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 “-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”.