SEMINÁRIOS EM LÍNGUA INGLESA DISCURSO LITERÁRIO

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 real, collected by the author from newspapers. Although the term non fiction refers in particular to novels and short stories, it may also refer to a theatrical, cinematic, or musical work.
	
	 
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	 3a Questão
	
	
	
	
	David Daisches, in A Study of Literature for Reading and Critics (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1948)24 comments the relation between fiction and human mind. Actually he gives prominence to the positive effects that derive from this relation. Read the following alternatives and choos the one that agrees with Daisches perspective.
		
	 
	Fiction enables us to explore the recesses of man¿s head and heart with a torch; history allows us only the natural light of day, which does not usually shine into such places. Literature is man¿s exploration of man by artificial light, which is better than natural light because we can direct it where we want.
	
	Fiction enables us to explore the concrete reality of human life; history allows us only the natural light of day, which does not usually shine into such places. Literature is man¿s exploration of man by artificial light, which is better than natural light because we can direct it where we want.
	
	Fiction does not enable us to explore the recesses of man¿s head and heart with a torch; history allows us only the natural light of day, which does not usually shine into such places. Literature is man¿s exploration of man by artificial light, which is better than natural light because we can direct it where we want.
	
	Fiction enables us to explore the recesses of man¿s head and heart with a torch, but history allows us a broader perception of human natural light of day, which does not usually shine into such places. Literature is man¿s exploration of man by artificial light, which is better than natural light because we can direct it where we want.
	
	Non fiction Fiction enables us to explore the recesses of man¿s head and heart with a torch; history allows us only the natural light of day, which does not usually shine into such places. Literature is man¿s exploration of man by artificial light, which is better than natural light because we can direct it where we want.
	
	 
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	 4a Questão
	
	
	
	
	When explaining the notion of the "uncanny' in literature, Todorov presents two key words that for him are crucial. What are they?
		
	
	reality and inertia
	 
	reality and illusion
	
	inertia and illusion
	 
	illusion and provocation
	
	reality and provocation
	
	 
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	 5a Questão
	
	
	
	
	_______________ is considered the key element of the literary text.
		
	
	reality
	
	fact
	
	materiality
	
	mimesis
	 
	fiction
	
	 
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	 6a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Fictional works enable readers to embark on an intellectual journey that will expand their knowledge considerably. Taking that into consideration, read the alternatives below and choos the alternative that is corretc in relation to the kind of text in question:
		
	 
	Fictional works are a very subjective and debatable issue.
	 
	Fictional works expose readers to a variety of experiences that they can be achieved through the reading of any kind of text
	
	Fictional works speak to us in the same way that nonfiction works do.
	
	Fictional works don´t have a greater impact on people¿s lives than nonfiction works
	
	Fictional works are universal, but they do not affect us deeply.
	
	 
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	 7a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Complete the following statement: That¿s the first key element of literature: ______________.
		
	
	Punctuation
	 
	Fiction
	
	Size
	
	Opinion
	 
	Style
	
	 
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	 8a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Indeed, when writing a story, the writer presents his/her private world and by doing this, he/she intends to please, distract and/or move -----------.
		
	 
	writers
	
	teachers
	
	speakers
	 
	readers
	
	actors
	1a Questão
	
	
	
	According to our studies, Spencer-Oatley (2012) provided some key caracteristics of culture. Choose the INCORRECT option:
		
	 
	Culture is something we do not learn.
	
	Culture is shared by some sort of social group or society.
	
	There is no such thing as a HIGH or LOW culture. Cultures are either similar or different from each other.
	 
	Culture is not uniformly distributed, i.e., group members do not share identical behaviors, attitudes and so on. Rather, they show family resemblances.
	
	Culture is manifested at different layers of depth.
	
	 
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	 2a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Which of the items below CANNOT be considered part of the concept of culture?
		
	
	Attitudes
	
	Beliefs
	
	Custons
	 
	Individual habits
	
	Values
	
	 
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	 3a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Which of the items below CANNOT be considereda key characteristic of culture:
		
	
	Culture is a descriptive not an evaluative concept.
	 
	Culture is learned.
	 
	The various parts of a culture are not related at all.
	
	Culture is subject to gradual change.
	
	Culture is both an individual construct and a social construct.
	
	 
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	 4a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Which of the items below CANNOT be considereda key characteristic of culture:
		
	 
	Culture is learned.
	
	Culture has both universal and distinctive elements.
	
	Culture is associated with social groups.
	
	Culture is always both socially and psychologically distributed in a group.
	 
	Culture is eirther an individual construct or a social construct.
	
	 
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	 5a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Choose the alternative that is WRONG in relation to the definition of language:
		
	 
	Language is succinctly defined in our glossary as a "human system of communication that uses arbitrary signals, such as voice sounds, gestures, or written symbols."
	
	Language is an anonymous, collective and unconscious art; the result of the creativity of thousands of generations."(Edward Sapir)
	
	Language is far too complicated, intriguing, and mysterious to be adequately explained by a brief definition.
	
	Language gives access to the accumulated records of other people's experience
	 
	Language is communication of specific and limited through a system of prdictable signals, such as voice sounds, gestures, or written symbols.
	
	 
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	 6a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Which of the items below CANNOT be considereda key characteristic of culture:
		
	
	Culture is manifested at different layers of depth
	 
	Culture can be differentiated from both universal human nature and unique individual personality
	
	Culture affects behavior and interpretation of behavior.
	 
	Culture is not associated with social groups.
	
	Culture influences biological processes.
	
	 
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	 7a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Just as the two faces of a coin, literature and culture are connected to