Questão nº 136
Questão de Língua Inglesa · CEBRASPE IRBR 2026 (nº 136)
Qatar has made itself into the diplomatic capital of the world. Dotted across Doha are the many palaces and offices that have hosted, over recent years, negotiations about the many intractable diplomatic issues that have taken place the world over.
The power Qatar has come to wield has taken many observers by surprise. As a traditional Muslim monarchy in the Middle East, Qatar is a new kind of location for the sort of high-stakes geopolitical deal-making transacted until recently in Geneva and Oslo. Yet since October, the nation’s massive investment in becoming the world’s go-between has come into its own. Having long cultivated close relations with both the US and Hamas, Qatar became the locus of ceasefire negotiations in major local conflicts, as well as discussions over aid and evacuating the wounded. Its mediation has grown from a strategy to enhance its own safety into a role that underpins the entire world’s security.
About the preceding text, judge the following items.
Qatar became the diplomatic capital of the world due to its Muslim tradition and its geographical position.
Resposta comentada
O texto diz que o Catar virou capital diplomática por causa do seu investimento massivo em ser intermediador (go-between) e por ter cultivado relações próximas com EUA e Hamas — não por causa da tradição muçulmana nem da posição geográfica. A banca troca a causa apontada no texto por duas características que o texto apenas menciona como contexto ("tradicional monarquia muçulmana no Oriente Médio"), sem atribuir a elas o protagonismo diplomático.
- Correta: Errado. O item atribui o motivo a "its Muslim tradition and its geographical position", mas o texto credita a ascensão diplomática ao "massive investment in becoming the world's go-between" e às "close relations with both the US and Hamas".
Como ficaria certo: Qatar became the diplomatic capital of the world due to its massive investment in becoming the world's go-between and its close relations with both the US and Hamas.
Fonte: CEBRASPE IRBR 2026 Diplomata (Terceiro Secretário). Reproduzida para fins de estudo.