Questões de Concurso Público Instituto Rio Branco 2019 para Diplomata - Prova 2

Considering the ideas and vocabulary in the text , check the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).

In the first paragraph, the word “swathes” (line 1) can be correctly replaced with areas.

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In the first paragraph, the word “blast” (line 3) can be correctly replaced with number.

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Deaths caused by heatwaves do not shock people as much as deaths by other natural disasters do.

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Heatwaves are probably more lethal than floods.

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In the second paragraph, the words “havoc” (line 16) and “ravages” (line 19) both mean “extensive or devastating destruction”.

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The cause-effect relationship between heatwaves and deaths is not obvious.

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Not only do heatwaves kill immediately but they also lead to eventual deaths.

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Emissions need to be stopped if a heatwave like the one in 2003 is to be avoided.

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Another correct preposition used with the verb “Compared” (line 2) is with, as in “to compare with”.

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The expression “Had it not been” (line 9) describes a hypothetical action that would have occurred in the past.

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In the fragment “to its achievement” (line 17), the underlined pronoun refers to “religious intensity” (line 16).

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In the fragment “Thus, whereas the man in the street” (line 43), the underlined adverb means “as a result of what has just been said or stated” and can be replaced with hence.

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The ultimate goal of the author of the text is to draw attention to the importance of nuclear deterrence.

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It can be inferred from the text that world diplomacy had then been increasingly dominated by religious fanaticism and financial interests.

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The author urges Western diplomats to resort to the same unprincipled conduct their Eastern colleagues engage in.

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The general tenor of the text reflects the bipolar world order prevalent in the diplomatic scene after the Second World War.

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In the fragment “resolve on the other hand to impose a mass religion.” (lines 6 and 7), the underlined word means “alternative”.

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In the fragment “They strain towards this objective” (lines 15 and 16), the underlined word is synonymous with “move”.

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In “their prospects of happiness.” (lines 17 and 18) the underlined word can be correctly replaced with chances or possibilities.

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In “and to render these conclusions effective” (lines 38 and 39), the underlined word means “to make”.