SEMINÁRIOS EM LÍNGUA INGLESA DISCURSO LITERÁRIO

1a Questão
	
	
	
	Read the following text by Stephen Colbert: ´Tomorrow you're all going to wake up in a brave new world, a world where the Constitution gets trampled by an army of terrorist clones, created in a stem-cell research lab run by homosexual doctors who sterilize their instruments over burning American flags. Where tax-and-spend Democrats take all your hard-earned money and use it to buy electric cars for National Public Radio, and teach evolution to illegal immigrants. Oh, and everybody's high! If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.´ (source: http://examples.yourdictionary.com) - In terms of function, this text intends to .....
		
	 
	praise
	
	inform
	
	persuade
	
	amuse
	 
	satirize
	
	 
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	 2a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Mark the most appropriate statement option about written and oral texts:
		
	
	We never know the differences between those varieties
	
	We only know about written varieties
	 
	We know intuitively the differences between those varieties
	
	We rarely know the differences between those varieties
	
	We seldom know the differences between those varieties
	
	 
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	 3a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Mark in the options below the only one which cannot work as the function of texts:
		
	 
	to calculate
	
	to praise
	
	to satirize
	
	to inform
	
	to persuade
	
	 
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	 4a Questão
	
	
	
	
	One can certainly affirm that the more ________________ a reader gets, the more pleasure and enjoyment he/she is able to derive from a literary piece.
		
	
	reliable
	 
	experienced
	
	frustrated
	
	good
	
	annoyed
	
	 
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	 5a Questão
	
	
	
	
	In relation to literary and non literary texts, it is WRONG to say that:
		
	
	There is a classical sense in which literary and nonliterary may be distinguished.
	 
	Literary and non literary texts cannot be distinguished since their nature is pretty much alike.
	 
	This distinction is important for those studying Literature.
	
	In the context of classical literature studies, literary and nonliterary refer to stylistic elements.
	
	This is also a distinction important to those wishing to establish careers as literary authors.
	
	 
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	 6a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Literary texts are constantly enriched by vocabulary and structures from ------------- as well.
		
	 
	non-literary texts
	
	dictionaries
	
	manuals
	
	norms
	 
	poetry
	
	 
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	 7a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Literary texts have a lot to do with metaphor and symbolism. Literary texts, in fact, relly on those devices to allow an ideal interaction with the readers. In relation to that, it is WRONG to say that
		
	 
	A text rich in metaphor and symbolism will not impart both literal and figurative meanings and will accommodate deeper and more layered themes.
	
	Literary works are those that have significantly complex and detailed literary devices particularly in metaphor and symbolism.d.
	
	Literary works are those that have significantly complex and detailed literary devices particularly in metaphor and symbolism.
	
	Metaphor and symbolism are significant and distinguish literary from nonliterary because deeper meanings are embedded in the text through these techniques.
	 
	Metaphor and symbolism are significant and distinguish literary from nonliterary because deeper meanings are embedded in the text through these techniques.
	
	 
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	 8a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Chronology is a quite important characteristic found in literary texts. According to that, choose the alternative that is WRONG in relation to this feature.
		
	 
	a. The element of chronology is significant because the times present, past and future can be used to serve greater purposes than cause and effect, before and after sequencing of events.
	
	Chronology may be used to explore a wider range of associated events and relationships
	
	Chronology can either develop unity or create fragmentation; it can be cohesive or it can disrupt and disturb.
	 
	Chronology can only be cohesive. It can never disrupt and disturb the inner structure of the text.
	
	The element of chronology is significant because the times present, past and future can be used to serve greater purposes than cause and effect, before and after sequencing of events.
	1a Questão
	
	
	
	Choose the alternative that presents a CORRECT possible definition of literature:
		
	
	Literature is a term used to describe written or spoken material. Broadly speaking, ¿literature¿ is used to describe anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific works, but the term is never used to refer to works of the creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction.
	 
	Literature is a term used to describe written or spoken material. Broadly speaking, ¿literature¿ is used to describe anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific works, but the term is most commonly used to refer to works of the creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction.
	 
	Literature is a term used to describe written or spoken material. Broadly speaking, ¿literature¿ is used to describe anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific works, but the term is most commonly used to refer to technical works without any creative imagination.
	
	Literature is a term used to describe only spoken material. Broadly speaking, ¿literature¿ is used to describe anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific works, but the term is most commonly used to refer to works of the creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction.
	
	Literature is a term used to describe written or spoken material. Broadly speaking, ¿literature¿ is used to describe anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific works, but the term is most commonly used to refer to works of plastic art.
	
	 
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	 2a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Choose the alternative that is CORRECT in relation to the definition of fiction and fictional work.
		
	 
	Fiction is the form of any work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not real, but rather, imaginary and theoretical¿that is, invented by the author. Although the term fiction refers in particular to novels and short stories, it may also refer to a theatrical, cinematic, or musical work.
	
	Non fiction is the form of any work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not real, but rather, imaginary and theoretical¿that is, invented by the author. Although the term fiction refers in particular to novels and short stories, it may also refer to a theatrical, cinematic, or musical work.
	
	Fiction is the form of any work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not real, but rather, imaginary and theoretical¿that is, invented by the author. Although the term fiction refers in particular to novels and short stories, it can not refer to a theatrical, cinematic, or musical work.
	 
	Fiction is the form of any work that deals, only, with information or events