Questões de Vestibular UFAC 2008 para Vestibular - Prova 1

The expression “environmental campaigners” (line 24) can be best interpreted as:

In accordance with the text, judge the following items as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F):

I. Mr. Mendes is seen as one of the most important symbols against the advance of loggers and ranchers.( )

II. Mr. President Lula said that Chico Mendes spent years supporting forest local communities to stop the Federal Government actions due to the creation of natural reserves.( )

III. Tim Hirsch stated that 20 years after from the murder of Chico Mendes, the pressures on the Amazon have gravely increased.( )

IV. Since the murder of Chico Mendes the Amazon became the stage of land disputes, causing a series of massacres.( )

V. After Mr. Mendes death, the perpetrators were punished and the Brazilian government announced plans to decrease the presence of local rubber-tappers on the Amazon region.( )

In the second square the word “figure” means:

In the last square Charlie Brown responds with “I knew it!” What did he mean by that?