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

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).

According to the text, the foreign minister Laurent Fabius was appointed immediately after Mrs. Alliot-Marie’s term.

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

The mentioning of “fine cuisine” (l.3) suggests that the French ambassadors were in Paris also to learn about French gastronomy, due to its relevance in French culture.

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.