Questões de Concurso Sobre inglês

Decide whether the statements below, concerning the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, are right (C) or wrong (E).

Globalisation, as a project, intends to respect and promote different futures and dynamics for different countries.

Decide whether the statements below, concerning the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, are right (C) or wrong (E).

In the text, the adjective “totemic” (l.26) is the same as emblematic.

Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

The adjective “coeval” (l.19) could be replaced by coetaneous without changing the meaning of the sentence.

Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

The author asserts that, even though “space” is an extension to be travelled, it is nowadays intertwined with the notion of time.

Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

The expression “sleight of hand” (l.14) carries the notion of skilful deception.

Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “ineluctability” (l.13) is synonymous with questionability.

In text I, without altering the meaning of the sentence, the noun “realms” (l.35) could be replaced by (mark right — C — or wrong — E):

divisions.

In text I, without altering the meaning of the sentence, the noun “realms” (l.35) could be replaced by (mark right — C — or wrong — E):

According to text I, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E)

Presently, America situates itself in a different position towards the Orient, regarding British and French perspectives.

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The British and French tradition of Orientalism is forged through the colonial experience and academic corpora.

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The Orient has taken part in molding the contemporary European experience.

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The notion of Orientalism, which the author intends to investigate, is built upon a volume of written texts throughout the centuries.

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text I, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

The adjective “remarkable” (l.8) could be replaced by significant or uncanny in the context of the text.

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text I, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

The texts defined by E. W. Said as Orientalist, albeit numerous, always suggest the Occident’s superiority.

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text I, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “Orientalist” (l.49) could be correctly replaced by Orientalists.

Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text I.

It can be said that the French journalist quoted in the text was disappointed not to find the landscape once described by the referred writers.

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Even though the Orient neighbours Europe, the peoples of this region are the most likely to appear as Europe’s Other.

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The Portuguese as well as other European peoples share the exact same Orientalist tradition as the British.

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The author asserts that the Orient, as Europeans tend to see it, is a culturally ancient creation.