Questõesde FGV sobre Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Which of the following probably best explains the main purpose of the passage (presented in paragraph 4) from the book Objective Troy?

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It attempts to give an idea of the magnitude of the destruction caused by both al-Qaida terrorists and American armed forces.
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It attempts to show graphically that American troops have been much more destructive than al-Qaida terrorists.
C
It attempts to show that Barack Obama began utilizing drone warfare only after it became clear that U.S. armed forces were losing the war against terrorism.
D
It attempts to show clearly why Barack Obama decided that it made more sense to favor drone warfare over conventional warfare in the fight against terrorism.
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It attempts to show that the terrible destruction caused by the U.S. war against terrorism has accomplished very little and that, even with the widespread use of drone warfare, the U.S. is far from victory.
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FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

At the end of paragraph 2, the question “Who could ask for more?” is most likely

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a sincere recognition of the great contribution that drone warfare can make to national defence.
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a sad acceptance of the inevitability of war and of terrorist violence.
C
an ironic “appreciation” of the so-called benefits of a new and apparently highly efficient way of killing people.
D
an expression of sincere admiration for the progress in technology and humane killing that drone warfare represents.
E
a lament for the disappearance of any kind of anti-war sentiment in the world today.
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FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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

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One should not attack and kill an enemy that no longer represents a lethal threat.
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Depending on the circumstances, it is not morally wrong to kill someone because of his or her past conduct.
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In general, assassinations and executions are carried out in similar situations and for similar reasons.
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The only thing that assassination and killing in self-defence have in common is that they both lead to someone’s death.
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Execution and assassination differ from killing in self-defence in that they are premeditated, rather than spontaneous, acts.
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FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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

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Female slipper limpets have no influence on a male slipper limpet’s sexual transition.
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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.
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Without physical contact among male and female slipper limpets, neither growth nor sexual reproduction will occur.
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FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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?

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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.
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An individual has the right to kill only if he or she is confronting a lethal threat.
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FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The article provides information to support all of the following except

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slipper limpets neither give nor receive chemical messages.
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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.
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if slipper limpets did not grow, they could not reproduce.
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FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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

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slipper limpets spend most of their lives stationary and filter-feeding.
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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.
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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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FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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

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Male slipper limpets of differing sizes were placed in cups of differing sizes.
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Some pairs of male slipper limpets were prevented from making any kind of physical contact with each other.
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Some pairs of male slipper limpets were placed in small cups and some were placed in large cups.
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Only certain pairs of male slipper limpets were allowed to use the same water.
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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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FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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

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number of slipper limpets in any group and how that number can increase or retard the growth of individual slipper limpets.
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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.
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fact that a large group of slipper limpets grows and changes its sexual characteristics more quickly than does a small group of slipper limpets.
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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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FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the information in the article,

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the reproductive process of slipper limpets is different from that of all other kinds of sea snails.
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among slipper limpets, large males and small females are the main participants in the reproductive process.
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small slipper limpets produce sperm and eggs more efficiently than do large slipper limpets.
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the continued growth of a slipper limpet will eventually change the way it participates in the reproductive process.
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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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FGV 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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

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What exactly does one slipper limpet do that affects another slipper limpet’s transition from one sex to another?
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How close must two slipper limpets be to each other for sexual reproduction to take place?
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Since any slipper limpet can simultaneously be both male and female, can sexual reproduction take place without the presence of another slipper limpet?
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How did the slipper limpet evolve into an animal that can change its sex from male to female?
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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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FGV 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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

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By Simon Winder



Adapted from Chapter 3 of the book Germania.
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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.
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It was at that moment that religious faith began to collapse in Germany.
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FGV 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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

GERMANY IN THE MIDDLE AGES
By Simon Winder



Adapted from Chapter 3 of the book Germania.
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draw attention to the vigorous but transitory nature of Germany’s central Middle Ages civilization.
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highlight the fact that what we call “European” culture in fact comprises many distinct, often unrelated cultures.
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support the idea that Europe’s great central Middle Ages civilization may be considered a world that died.
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emphasize that the Great Famine and the Black Death did not destroy all aspects of Germany’s central Middle Ages culture.
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suggest that, contrary to popular belief, modern historians know almost nothing of real substance about the central Middle Ages.
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FGV 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the information in the article, the Black Death

GERMANY IN THE MIDDLE AGES
By Simon Winder



Adapted from Chapter 3 of the book Germania.
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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.
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killed around 40% of all Germans.
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is considered the most destructive plague that ever occurred.
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marked the end of the Middle Ages.
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FGV 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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

GERMANY IN THE MIDDLE AGES
By Simon Winder



Adapted from Chapter 3 of the book Germania.
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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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FGV 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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

GERMANY IN THE MIDDLE AGES
By Simon Winder



Adapted from Chapter 3 of the book Germania.
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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.
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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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FGV 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

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?

GERMANY IN THE MIDDLE AGES
By Simon Winder



Adapted from Chapter 3 of the book Germania.
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Before 1280, sculptured memorials were very common; after that date, painted memorials began to predominate.
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Wealthy families placed such memorials in churches to commemorate important events such as births, weddings and funerals.
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Almost no memorials remain from the period before 1280.
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When times where bad, the subject matter of such memorials tended to be religious rather than non-religious.
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When such memorials from a given historical period are absent, that period was probably marked by serious problems.
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FGV 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the information in the article,

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By Simon Winder



Adapted from Chapter 3 of the book Germania.
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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.
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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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FGV 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

With respect to the exclusively financial aspects of the brideprice, a South Sudanese cattle farmer would most likely get the biggest benefit from which of the following situations?

THE PERILS OF POLYGAMY



Adapted from The Economist, December 23, 2017.
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All his children are boys.
B
All his children are girls.
C
He has more boys than girls.
D
He has more girls than boys.
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He has the same number of girls and boys.
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FGV 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The last sentence of the article, “That’s a lot of milk,” most likely refers to which aspect of certain polygamous societies?

THE PERILS OF POLYGAMY



Adapted from The Economist, December 23, 2017.
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Making sure your daughters marry early and your sons marry late can be very lucrative.
B
Whatever money or goods a woman earns from her brideprice always goes to her father.
C
The younger a girl is, the more valuable she is on the marriage market.
D
Women older than 20 have a hard time finding husbands and thus earn very little money from their brideprice.
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Cattle and single women are equally valuable as commodities in impoverished farming communities.