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.

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

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

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

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

Regarding grammar and based on the text, check the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).


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.

With regard to lexical understanding, check the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).

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