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Q1077596 Inglês

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At the beginning of paragraph 2, the phrase “The development of drone warfare has put these distinctions under stress” most likely refers to which of the following?

A

Because of the precision and efficiency of drones, it has become harder than ever to argue against war.

B

Many people are worried that drones will make warfare too easy and therefore less morally objectionable.

C

Because of the precision and efficiency of drone warfare, it has become harder for governments to justify using conventional large-scale military violence, whether for self-defence, execution, or assassination.

D

Since drone warfare is a new phenomenon, it should be placed in a new category, one that is distinct from self-defence, execution, and assassination

E

It is relatively hard to say precisely whether or not the use of drone warfare can be classified as self-defence, execution, or assassination.

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Q1077595

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The article contains information that would most support which of the following ideas?

A

One should not attack and kill an enemy that no longer represents a lethal threat.

B

Depending on the circumstances, it is not morally wrong to kill someone because of his or her past conduct.

C

In general, assassinations and executions are carried out in similar situations and for similar reasons.

D

The only thing that assassination and killing in self-defence have in common is that they both lead to someone’s death.

E

Execution and assassination differ from killing in self-defence in that they are premeditated, rather than spontaneous, acts.

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Q1077594

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In paragraph 1, the phrase “Military action is justified by a collective institutional version of this basic human right…” most likely refers to which of the following?

A

It is the duty of a national government to use the military as the first line of defence against a foreign attack.

B

Just as an individual may kill in self-defence, so too may a country, through its armed forces, kill in self-defence.

C

In the case of an extreme national emergency, the military may suspend the right to life.

D

Society as a whole must determine the seriousness of an external threat before the military can be used against that threat.

E

An individual has the right to kill only if he or she is confronting a lethal threat.

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Q1077593

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The article provides information to support all of the following except

A

slipper limpets neither give nor receive chemical messages.

B

at birth, all slipper limpets are male.

C

large slipper limpets are often female.

D

although slipper limpets are essentially stationary, some of them find a way to make physical contact with one another.

E

if slipper limpets did not grow, they could not reproduce.

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Q1077592

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In the last paragraph, when Rachel Collin says, “That was kind of a surprise,” she is most likely referring to the discovery that

A

slipper limpets spend most of their lives stationary and filter-feeding.

B

larger slipper limpets react differently to physical touch and chemical messages than do smaller slipper limpets.

C

chemical messages carried through water inhibit rather than encourage the growth and sexual transition of male slipper limpets.

D

in rare cases, physical contact with another slipper limpet may cause a female slipper limpet to transition into a male.

E

the start of a slipper limpet’s transition from male to female is influenced by another slipper limpet’s physical contact and not by chemical messages carried through the water.

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Q1077591

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According to the information in the article, Rachel Collin and Allan CarrilloBaltodano’s experiment most likely showed which of the following?

A

Female slipper limpets have no influence on a male slipper limpet’s sexual transition.

B

If male slipper limpets do not make direct physical contact with one another, they cannot transition into females.

C

In one way, large male slipper limpets and small male slipper limpets react differently to another male slipper limpet’s touch.

D

A large male slipper limpet’s reaction is strongest when another male slipper limpet contacts it both physically and chemically.

E

Without physical contact among male and female slipper limpets, neither growth nor sexual reproduction will occur.

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Q1077590

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According to the information in the article, which of the following happened in the experiment conducted by Rachel Collin and Allan Carrillo-Baltodano?

A

Male slipper limpets of differing sizes were placed in cups of differing sizes.

B

Some pairs of male slipper limpets were prevented from making any kind of physical contact with each other.

C

Some pairs of male slipper limpets were placed in small cups and some were placed in large cups.

D

Only certain pairs of male slipper limpets were allowed to use the same water.

E

Rachel Collin and Allan Carrillo-Baltodano were more interested in the results of physical contact between male slipper limpets than in the results of nonphysical contact.

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Q1077589

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Which of the following probably best expresses the “puzzle” mentioned at the end of paragraph 2?

A

What exactly does one slipper limpet do that affects another slipper limpet’s transition from one sex to another?

B

How close must two slipper limpets be to each other for sexual reproduction to take place?

C

Since any slipper limpet can simultaneously be both male and female, can sexual reproduction take place without the presence of another slipper limpet?

D

How did the slipper limpet evolve into an animal that can change its sex from male to female?

E

If two male slipper limpets are close to each other, why does only one of them make the transition into a female?

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Q1077588

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Q1077588 Inglês

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The “social influence” mentioned in paragraph 2 most likely refers to the

A

number of slipper limpets in any group and how that number can increase or retard the growth of individual slipper limpets.

B

fact that the proximity of other slipper limpets can directly affect a male slipper limpet’s radical change in sexual characteristics.

C

fact that, when isolated, slipper limpets grow slowly and do not change their sexual characteristics.

D

fact that a large group of slipper limpets grows and changes its sexual characteristics more quickly than does a small group of slipper limpets.

E

fact that a slipper limpet’s development of male or female sexual characteristics depends on the proximity of other slipper limpets.

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Q1077587

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According to the information in the article,

A

the reproductive process of slipper limpets is different from that of all other kinds of sea snails.

B

among slipper limpets, large males and small females are the main participants in the reproductive process.

C

small slipper limpets produce sperm and eggs more efficiently than do large slipper limpets.

D

the continued growth of a slipper limpet will eventually change the way it participates in the reproductive process.

E

the growth and size of a slipper limpet is fundamental in determining whether it changes from male to female or from female to male.

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Q1069825

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GERMANY IN THE MIDDLE AGES

By Simon Winder

Adapted from Chapter 3 of the book Germania.

In the last paragraph, the article most likely mentions Bamberg Cathedral in order to

A

draw attention to the vigorous but transitory nature of Germany’s central Middle Ages civilization.

B

highlight the fact that what we call “European” culture in fact comprises many distinct, often unrelated cultures.

C

support the idea that Europe’s great central Middle Ages civilization may be considered a world that died.

D

emphasize that the Great Famine and the Black Death did not destroy all aspects of Germany’s central Middle Ages culture.

E

suggest that, contrary to popular belief, modern historians know almost nothing of real substance about the central Middle Ages.

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GERMANY IN THE MIDDLE AGES

By Simon Winder

Adapted from Chapter 3 of the book Germania.

According to the information in the article, the Black Death

A

affected a larger geographical area than did the Great Famine.

B

was in general confined to Germany’s cities and towns, having little impact on rural areas.

C

killed around 40% of all Germans.

D

is considered the most destructive plague that ever occurred.

E

marked the end of the Middle Ages.

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GERMANY IN THE MIDDLE AGES

By Simon Winder

Adapted from Chapter 3 of the book Germania.

According to the information in the article, all of the following most likely contributed to the Great Famine of the fourteenth century excep

A

rain.

B

insufficient amounts of dry salt.

C

precarious transportation systems.

D

the difficulty of preserving meat.

E

seed corn unfit for human consumption.

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GERMANY IN THE MIDDLE AGES

By Simon Winder

Adapted from Chapter 3 of the book Germania.

The information in the article most supports which of the following?

A

Disasters in the fourteenth century killed more people in Germany than at any other time in that country’s history.

B

What happened in Poland and the Soviet Union in the early 1940s is similar to what happened in those regions in the 1340s and the 1630s.

C

Unlike the destruction that took place in Central and Eastern Europe in the Second World War, the destruction that occurred in the first half of the fourteenth century was limited to German territory.

D

The disastrous period that began in the German territories after 1280 lasted longer than either the Thirty Years War or the Second World War.

E

It is likely that more Germans died in the disasters of the late Middle Ages than died in the Thirty Years War and the Second World War put together.

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GERMANY IN THE MIDDLE AGES

By Simon Winder

Adapted from Chapter 3 of the book Germania.

With respect to the memorials that can still be found in many local churches in Germany, the information in the article most supports which of the following?

A

Before 1280, sculptured memorials were very common; after that date, painted memorials began to predominate.

B

Wealthy families placed such memorials in churches to commemorate important events such as births, weddings and funerals.

C

Almost no memorials remain from the period before 1280.

D

When times where bad, the subject matter of such memorials tended to be religious rather than non-religious.

E

When such memorials from a given historical period are absent, that period was probably marked by serious problems.

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GERMANY IN THE MIDDLE AGES

By Simon Winder

Adapted from Chapter 3 of the book Germania.

According to the information in the article,

A

the history of Germany in the Middle Ages is one of war, famine, and plague.

B

during most of the 1200s, life in the several German regions was precarious at best.

C

the year 1280 is generally considered the year when the central Middle Ages ended in Germany.

D

it is undeniable that in Germany in the Middle Ages, date of birth determined important aspects of a person’s future.

E

no one has been able to explain why death and destruction were so widespread in Germany during the central Middle Age.

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GERMANY IN THE MIDDLE AGES

By Simon Winder

Adapted from Chapter 3 of the book Germania.

The term “’high’ Middle Ages,” as cited in the first sentence, most likely indicates which of the following?

A

In that period, Germany as a whole reached a level of wealth and culture that it has never again equaled.

B

Soon after that moment in history, life in Germany became worse.

C

At that moment in history, the civilizing influence of the crusades and the Holy Roman Emperor began to evaporate.

D

The people of Germany were unprepared for the drastic changes that would soon come.

E

It was at that moment that religious faith began to collapse in Germany.

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THE PERILS OF POLYGAMY

Adapted from The Economist, December 23, 2017.

According to the information in the article, the brideprice is

A

money that the family of a the bride gives the groom before the wedding.

B

one tradition that all polygamous marriages have in common.

C

illegal in countries that forbid polygamous marriages.

D

more problematic for young men in polygamous societies than in non-polygamous societies.

E

perhaps the worst aspect of a patriarchal society, because it transforms the bride into a commodity.

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THE PERILS OF POLYGAMY

Adapted from The Economist, December 23, 2017.

With respect to countries in which polygamy is practiced, the information in the article supports all of the following except

A

they are usually among the world’s most unstable countries.

B

they are invariably ruled by undemocratic national governments.

C

they tend to suffer from widespread internal violence.

D

they often act aggressively against neighboring countries.

E

they are not necessarily poor.

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THE PERILS OF POLYGAMY

Adapted from The Economist, December 23, 2017.

Which of the following is most supported by the information in the article?

A

Even in a rich country, widespread polygamy is a destabilizing factor.

B

In countries where polygamy is widely practiced, young women rarely want to marry poor young men.

C

Emotional inequality causes more conflict and violence than does economic inequality.

D

In any country, young men deprived of access to women cause most of the violence.

E

Inequality resulting from polygamy is harder to rectify than any other form of inequality.

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