Questões de Língua Inglesa da Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Decide if the statements about the following sentence are right (C) or wrong (E): “Barrels of water stood behind the parapets into which men torched by adhesive fire could hurl themselves” (l.12-13).

Men who had been set fire to needed water badly to relieve the pain caused by burns.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Decide if the statements about the following sentence are right (C) or wrong (E): “Barrels of water stood behind the parapets into which men torched by adhesive fire could hurl themselves” (l.12-13).

Soldiers needed this water to quench their thirst since this battle probably took place in a dry place.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text, decide if the following statements about the battle ground are right (C) or wrong (E).

Christian soldiers, unlike their Muslim counterparts, adopted a clearly syncretic approach as they sought divine protection.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text, decide if the following statements about the battle ground are right (C) or wrong (E).

Standards and banners were not key items in the war paraphernalia Christians had at their disposal in medieval times.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text, decide if the following statements about the battle ground are right (C) or wrong (E).

The actual fight in the battlefield erupted only when daylight broke.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text, decide if the following statements about the battle ground are right (C) or wrong (E).

Mustapha is probably one of Suleiman’s generals.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Concerning the battle proper, decide based on the text if the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

The Muslim preference for animals such as birds and scorpions suggests that they are wild warriors.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Concerning the battle proper, decide based on the text if the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

At the time of the battle described, there was a widely held belief among catholics that female saints were of little avail in war.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Concerning the battle proper, decide based on the text if the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

The Muslims seemed to be defending a fortified building.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Concerning the battle proper, decide based on the text if the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

Both groups sought spiritual and psychological support in their respective religions to engage in warfare.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado