Leia o texto a seguir e responda as questões 46, 47 e 48.
Future of the union – From United Kingdom to Untied Kingdom
The United Kingdom was not born in glory. The English conquest of Ireland in the 17th century was brutal, motivated by fear of invasion and facilitated by the superiority of Cromwell’s army. The English takeover of Scotland in the 18th century was more pragmatic, born out of Scottish bankruptcy after an ill-fated American investment and English worries about France. But the resulting union was more than the sum of its parts: it gave birth to an intellectual and scientific revolution, centred on Edinburgh as well as London; an industrial revolution which grew out of that, enriching Glasgow as well as Manchester and Liverpool; an empire built as much by Scots as Englishmen; and a military power which helped save the world from fascism.
That union is now weaker than at any point in living memory. The causes are many, but Brexit is the most important. Political leaders in London, Edinburgh and Belfast have put their country at risk by the way they have managed Britain’s departure from the European Union.
Source: The Economist. From United Kingdom to Untied Kingdom. Apr 17th 2021 edition. Available at: . Access at: 18 April 2021 (Adaptado).
As palavras United e Untied utilizadas no título do texto, podem ser facilmente confundidas por serem similares na escrita, mas que com a simples troca de lugar da vogal “i’, possuem significados diversos. Esse recurso linguístico, intencionalmente utilizado, sugere ao leitor o assunto do texto.
Após internalizar esse conhecimento, atento à leitura, assinale a alternativa que indica a ideia principal do texto:
