For centuries, the fact that diplomats represented
venerable principals – from powerful monarchs to
established states – guaranteed their protected and
privileged status. Whereas long-standing rules of diplomatic
immunity and privileges by and large continue to be upheld
in interstate relations, popular perceptions of diplomats have
changed in recent decades. To the extent that diplomats are
perceived as symbols of disliked countries, religions or
“-isms”, the quality of standing for others has been
transformed from a rationale for diplomatic immunity to a
rationale for political violence. No longer being inviolable
symbols, diplomatic representatives have increasingly
become highly vulnerable symbols.
Considering the vocabulary of the text, mark the following items as right (C) or wrong (E).
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In line 3, the word “their” refers to the expression “venerable principals” from line 2.
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In line 5, the expression “by and large” could be replaced with partially without changing the meaning of the sentence.
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The word “-isms” in line 9 is a term often used to represent political ideologies and artistic movements.
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The word “others” in line 9 refers to those in the general public.
Anulado. O item foi anulado porque o termo "others" pode se referir aos líderes dos estados que os diplomatas representam, e não necessarily à população desses estados.