Questões de Concurso Para diplomata

About the vocabulary the author uses in his text, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

“cluttered” (j.35) is synonymous with scratched.

About the vocabulary the author uses in his text, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

“umpteen” (l.39) could be correctly replaced by torn.

According to the information given in the text about Bacon’s personal life, his relationship with art, and his work, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

The fact that Bacon ripped a considerable number of paintings is consistent with his personality but plays a minor role in understanding his art.

According to the information given in the text about Bacon’s personal life, his relationship with art, and his work, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

Bacon objected to the manner in which artists from the classical period approached violence as a subject matter.

According to the information given in the text about Bacon’s personal life, his relationship with art, and his work, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

Bacon makes a deliberate effort not to allow his personal life to take central stage in his art.

According to the information given in the text about Bacon’s personal life, his relationship with art, and his work, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

Heinous crimes provided the seeds for Bacon’s major works.

According to the text and in reference to Bacon’s studio, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

Bacon’s studio was rather small but its living room was twice the size of the bedroom.

According to the text and in reference to Bacon’s studio, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

The interior of Bacon’s studio is in sharp contrast to Hugh Lane Gallery’s front façade.

According to the text and in reference to Bacon’s studio, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

The studio at 7 Reece Mews will soon provide an invaluable and lasting wealth of information and enjoyment for experts on Bacon’s art.

According to the text and in reference to Bacon’s studio, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

Bacon’s original studio was transplanted and reassembled in the Irish capital city.

Decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E) according to the ideas and facts mentioned in the text.

Bacon believed that his inability to work in South Africa was due to the visits of his relatives.

Decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E) according to the ideas and facts mentioned in the text.

The author of the text claims that the fact that George Michael liked having his profile photographed revealed a lot about his personality

Decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E) according to the ideas and facts mentioned in the text.

Bacon left part of his properties to Edwards.

Decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E) according to the ideas and facts mentioned in the text.

The two driving forces behind the Hugh Lane Gallery project were Dawson and Edwards.

Each of the fragments from the text presented below is followed by a suggestion of rewriting. Decide whether the suggestion given maintains the meaning, coherence and grammar correction of the text (C) or not (E).

“to encompass a myriad set of issue areas” (l.11): to comprise a vast range of fields of interest

Each of the fragments from the text presented below is followed by a suggestion of rewriting. Decide whether the suggestion given maintains the meaning, coherence and grammar correction of the text (C) or not (E).

“make the necessary trade-offs to allow deadlocks to be broken” (l. 33 and 34): strike a compromise as a way out of an impasse

Each of the fragments from the text presented below is followed by a suggestion of rewriting. Decide whether the suggestion given maintains the meaning, coherence and grammar correction of the text (C) or not (E).

“At odds with” (l.24): As bizarre as

In relation to the content and the vocabulary of the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

The idea expressed by the fragment “diversity of principals, agents, and intermediaries” (l. 21 and 22) stands in sharp contrast to the one introduced by “horizontal breadth with an open-ended nature” (l. 24 and 25).

In relation to the content and the vocabulary of the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

The expressions “two level games” (l.7) and “double-edged diplomacy” (R.8) refer to a kind of diplomacy characterized by the presence of two types of actors: political leaders and technical diplomats.

In relation to the content and the vocabulary of the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

As far as textual unity is concerned, “Yet” provides a transition from the first to the second paragraphs, and establishes a contrast between the ideas in each of them.