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Law 7/99 associates Mirandese with the cultural heritage of which area?

  1. ATerra de MirandaCorrect answer
  2. BBaixo Alentejo
  3. CAlto Douro
  4. DRibatejo

Explanation

Article 2 links the language to communication and identity in Terra de Miranda. It does not declare a second official language nationwide.

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  1. Lei n.º 7/99 — direitos linguísticos da comunidade mirandesa

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    Artigos 1.º–5.º

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Who wrote Os Lusíadas?

  1. AFernando Pessoa
  2. BEça de Queirós
  3. CLuís de CamõesCorrect answer
  4. DJosé Saramago

Explanation

The museum identifies Luís de Camões as the author of Os Lusíadas, an epic poem in ten cantos.

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  1. Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis — Desenhos sobre Camões

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    Paragraph beginning São exemplo desses desenhos

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Which description of the form of Os Lusíadas is correct?

  1. ANovel in ten chapters
  2. BEpic poem in ten cantosCorrect answer
  3. CPlay in five acts
  4. DCollection of ten short stories

Explanation

The museum identifies an epic poem divided into ten cantos. A canto here is a division of poetry, not a novel chapter.

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  1. Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis — Desenhos sobre Camões

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    Paragraph beginning São exemplo desses desenhos

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In Pessoa’s writing, what distinguishes a heteronym?

  1. AA pseudonym that only substitutes the author’s name
  2. BAn anonymous narrator shared by all the texts
  3. CA historical author writing in collaboration with Pessoa
  4. DA created literary identity with its own voice and biographyCorrect answer

Explanation

Pessoa describes creating different personalities and relations between them. Their biographies belong to the literary construction.

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  1. Casa Fernando Pessoa — Carta a Adolfo Casais Monteiro

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    Introductory summary; paragraphs beginning Passo agora, Aparecido Alberto Caeiro, Criei então

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Which of these names is a heteronym created by Fernando Pessoa?

  1. AEça de Queirós
  2. BJosé Saramago
  3. CAlberto CaeiroCorrect answer
  4. DLuís de Camões

Explanation

Alberto Caeiro is a literary personality created by Pessoa. The other names refer to distinct historical writers.

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  1. Casa Fernando Pessoa — Carta a Adolfo Casais Monteiro

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    Introductory summary; paragraphs beginning Passo agora, Aparecido Alberto Caeiro, Criei então

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Which Portuguese poetry book did Pessoa publish during his lifetime, in 1934?

  1. AMensagemCorrect answer
  2. BOs Lusíadas
  3. CPoesia
  4. DSó

Explanation

The chronology records Mensagem in 1934. This does not mean Pessoa published no other Portuguese texts.

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  1. Casa Fernando Pessoa — Cronologia

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    1929; 1934; 1982

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To whom were the Livro do Desassossego fragments published from 1929 to 1932 attributed?

  1. ARicardo Reis
  2. BÁlvaro de Campos
  3. CAlberto Caeiro
  4. DBernardo SoaresCorrect answer

Explanation

Casa Fernando Pessoa identifies Bernardo Soares in those fragments. Publishing fragments differs from the book’s first edition, which was posthumous.

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  1. Casa Fernando Pessoa — Cronologia

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    1929; 1934; 1982

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Who is the author of the novel Os Maias?

  1. AFernando Pessoa
  2. BEça de QueirósCorrect answer
  3. CJosé Saramago
  4. DLuís de Camões

Explanation

Gulbenkian’s exhibition presents Os Maias as a novel by Eça de Queirós. Its subtitle is Episódios da Vida Romântica.

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  1. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian — Eça e Os Maias

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    Introduction; 1888 – A Vasta Máquina!; Guerra ao Romantismo

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In the Eça e Os Maias exhibition, which literary movement frames Eça’s ironic criticism of Romanticism?

  1. ASymbolism
  2. BRealismCorrect answer
  3. CSurrealism
  4. DFuturism

Explanation

The Guerra ao Romantismo section describes Eça’s turn towards realism. A realist novel remains fiction, not a literal record of events.

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  1. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian — Eça e Os Maias

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    Introduction; 1888 – A Vasta Máquina!; Guerra ao Romantismo

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In which category did José Saramago receive the Nobel Prize in 1998?

  1. APeace
  2. BPhysics
  3. CChemistry
  4. DLiteratureCorrect answer

Explanation

The foundation records the Literature Nobel for his body of work. It was not an award for just one novel.

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  1. Fundação José Saramago — Distinções

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    Opening paragraph; Prémios: 1998

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Despite Ensaio in its title, what genre is Ensaio sobre a Cegueira?

  1. ANovelCorrect answer
  2. BAcademic essay
  3. CStage play
  4. DPoetry collection

Explanation

In his autobiography, Saramago calls it a novel. A word in the title alone does not determine literary genre.

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  1. Fundação José Saramago — Biografia

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    Autobiography paragraph beginning Em 1995 publiquei

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Who wrote the collection Contos Exemplares?

  1. AAgustina Bessa-Luís
  2. BLídia Jorge
  3. CSophia de Mello Breyner AndresenCorrect answer
  4. DFlorbela Espanca

Explanation

The publisher identifies Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen as the author of Contos Exemplares, a short-story collection. Sophia also wrote poetry.

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  1. Porto Editora / Assírio & Alvim — Contos Exemplares

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    Sinopse; Detalhes do produto; Sobre Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

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