Questõesde FGV 2016 sobre Inglês

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FGV 2016, FGV 2016 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In paragraph 6, the phrase “Chivalry [cavalheirismo] is one manifestation of this…” most likely refers to which of the following?


A
Fundamental parts of the standard belief system that promotes chivalry are equivocal.
B
Unproven but universally accepted ideas about the nature of men and women can only be destructive.
C
If there were no natural differences between men and women, chivalry would never have been invented.
D
Although invented as a system of correct behavior, nowadays chivalry only generates confusion and resentment.
E
Chivalry is a hypocritical behavioral system whose real purpose is to guarantee the subjugation of women.
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FGV 2016, FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

With respect to Valentine’s Day, the information in the article supports all of the following except


A
it’s possible that men participating in Valentine’s Day do not know they are helping to reinforce prejudice against women.
B
women participating in Valentine’s Day may often be blind to its bad aspects.
C
because of its true but hidden nature, Valentine’s Day does no one any good.
D
as it is currently practiced, Valentine’s Day inevitably produces harmful effects.
E
the generosity that men show to women on Valentine’s Day is ultimately one of that holiday’s negative aspects.
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FGV 2016, FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the information in the article,


A
because benevolent sexism is so well hidden, it is in fact much more harmful to women than hostile sexism is.
B
although benevolent sexism can be annoying to women, in reality it causes them very little harm.
C
in denigrating women, certain kinds of benevolent sexism also end up denigrating men.
D
for benevolent sexism to be truly harmful, it must attack men as much as it attacks women.
E
the purpose of benevolent sexism is to praise and support men and to denigrate women.
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FGV 2016, FGV 2016 - Inglês - Pronome subjetivo | Subjective pronoun, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Pronomes | Pronouns

In paragraph 5, “they” in the phrase “…they are useless at running a household…” most likely refers to


A
men who subject women to benevolent sexism.
B
women who try to compete with men as equals.
C
men who are especially skilled in business and mechanics.
D
men in general, according to certain benevolent sexists.
E
men whose beliefs are openly hostile to women in general.
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FGV 2016, FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In accordance with the information in the article, which of the following ideas would most likely not be an example of benevolent sexism, as defined by Peter Glick and Susan Fiske?


A
Women take more pride in their appearance than men do.
B
The fact that women are by nature friendly and helpful makes them good additions to all-male study groups.
C
In certain professional areas, a woman will soon discover that she is very lucky if she is both beautiful and charming.
D
Since women are more delicate than men, it makes sense that men should take care of them.
E
The beauty of motherhood is the fact that a child takes precedence over everything else in a woman’s life.
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FGV 2016, FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

You can judge from the information in the article that the psychologists Peter Glick and Susan Fiske most likely believe which of the following?


A
Benevolent sexism hurts women even more than hostile sexism does.
B
An openly aggressive male attitude is not essential in order to oppress women.
C
Relations between men and women will always be characterized by a fierce power struggle between the sexes.
D
Unless both benevolent and hostile sexism are eradicated, women will continue to be less professionally capable than men.
E
No woman with a strong sense of initiative and a healthy self-esteem wants to be a wife and a mother.
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FGV 2016, FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Tag questions

In paragraph 2, when the author writes, “Sounds nice, doesn’t it?” she is most likely


A
lamenting the fact that Valentine’s Day has become so distorted over the years.
B
complaining that Valentine’s Day is not doing enough to promote real equality between men and women.
C
admitting sadly that she too once believed that Valentine’s Day is a good thing for women.
D
doing her best to hide her true feelings about Valentine’s Day.
E
making an ironic comment that expresses the opposite of what she really believes about Valentine’s Day.
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FGV 2016, FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the author of the article,


A
Valentine’s Day reinforces the same harmful gender stereotypes in all countries of the world.
B
the main purpose of Valentine’s Day is to oppress women in subtle ways.
C
since our understanding of gender roles has changed so much, Valentine’s Day is no longer a valid celebration of love between men and women.
D
in its own way, Valentine’s Day produces an effect similar to that produced by hostile sexism.
E
commercial interests and materialism have ruined Valentine’s Day by turning it into a sexist celebration.
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FGV 2016, FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the last sentence of the article, “this” in the phrase “…this is a giant problem…” most likely refers to the fact that

(NOTE: The Panama papers is the name given to millions of leaked documents belonging to the Panama-based law firm, Mossack Fonseca, which sets up offshore companies, trusts, and foundations, some of which have allegedly been used for tax evasion, money laundering, and other illegal purposes.)
A
the Panama papers have revealed Petro Poroshenko’s dishonest business and political deals.
B
Petro Poroshenko apparently did not do with his assets what he told the Ukrainian people he had done.
C
BVI offshore companies, though not necessarily illegal, are frequently associated with money-laundering schemes and other forms of corruption.
D
the Ukrainian general prosecutor’s office may start to investigate Petro Poroshenko’s allegedly criminal activities.
E
although Petro Poroshenko’s company, Roshen, was subjected to a rigorous pre-sale restructuring, no one wanted to buy it.
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FGV 2016, FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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

(NOTE: The Panama papers is the name given to millions of leaked documents belonging to the Panama-based law firm, Mossack Fonseca, which sets up offshore companies, trusts, and foundations, some of which have allegedly been used for tax evasion, money laundering, and other illegal purposes.)
A
In order to win Ukraine’s presidential election, Petro Poroshenko made a fraudulent promise to sell his company, Roshen.
B
Information revealed by the Panama papers shows concrete proof that Petro Poroshenko’s government is more corrupt than Vladimir Putin’s government.
C
The blind trust in which Petro Poroshenko placed his assets was specifically designed to hide them from investigation.
D
Ukraine’s voters believed that because Petro Poroshenko was a rich businessman with no experience in politics, it was certain that he would be an honest and competent president.
E
Before the Panama papers were revealed to the public, Ukrainians probably had a better opinion of Petro Poroshenko’s integrity than Russian’s had of Vladimir Putin’s integrity.
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FGV 2016, FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the information in the article,

(NOTE: The Panama papers is the name given to millions of leaked documents belonging to the Panama-based law firm, Mossack Fonseca, which sets up offshore companies, trusts, and foundations, some of which have allegedly been used for tax evasion, money laundering, and other illegal purposes.)
A
the US State Department released the Panama papers as part of its plan to ruin Vladimir Putin’s reputation.
B
the Panama papers have not yet provided concrete proof that Vladimir Putin did any kind of business personally with Mossack Fonseca.
C
the Panama papers have identified Vladimir Putin as the proprietor of an offshore bank account that his old friend, Sergei Roldugin, set up with the help of Mossack Fonseca.
D
there is no doubt that Vladimir Putin helped his old friend, Sergei Roldugin, to receive money though a subsidiary of the Russian state-run bank VTB.
E
because Vladimir Putin is absolutely secure in his position as Russia’s president, opponents are now concentrating their attacks on his friends and associates.