Questões de Concurso Público Instituto Rio Branco 2017 para Diplomata - Prova 2

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

It can be correctly inferred from the text that there tends to be presently more female diplomats, as well as diplomats with more diverse social backgrounds, than in 1966.

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

It can be correctly concluded from the text that the recruitment methods adopted in the past have fuelled suspicion against diplomats and created a fallacious idea about their work.

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

For the author, the bad reputation diplomacy holds has to do with the frequent international negotiations in which diplomats deal with foreign officials.

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

The woman mentioned in the first paragraph didn’t expect the author to reveal his true opinions.

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

The words “clad” (l. 18) and “quaffing” (l.19) could be correctly replaced by dressed and sipping without this altering the meaning of the sentence, although this substitution would make the text less humorous.

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

There would be no change in the meaning of the passage from “Often” (l. 2) to “duplicity” (l.4) if it were replaced by Even though it is often confused with espionage, which is its illegitimate cousin, diplomacy has been linked with misbehaviour and duplicity for centuries.

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

The excerpt “that you get from diplomats” (l. 7 and 8) could be correctly replaced by which one gets from diplomats without this changing the meaning of the text.

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

The recruitment policy of the British diplomatic service was designed and planned by elite academics and university intellectuals.

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

After all stages of the Civil and Diplomatic Service entrance exams, the number of candidates admitted was around 20.

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

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

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

Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).

The fact that the author didn’t know the meaning of the word “roselle” and translated it as “jute” was prejudicial to the British Minister.

Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E)

The passage “a wet-behind-the-ears but fully functioning British diplomat” (l.12) indicates that the author’s inexperience didn’t prevent him from getting a position of responsibility in the Foreign Office.

Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).

From the author’s account, it can be correctly inferred that he was expected to be able to translate from French to English and vice versa, as part of his job as a diplomat.

Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “unsparingly” (l.13) can be correctly replaced by unmercifully, without this changing the meaning of the text.

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

In spite of some passages which might be taken as ironic, it is correct to conclude that the text considers the changes in French diplomacy to be positive.

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

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

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

The contrast between the images created by the expressions “monochrome, middle-aged and male” and “silk scarves and coloured jackets” functions as a rhetorical resource which reinforces the idea that French diplomacy is becoming a more feminine realm.