# Questão 42698694-e0 — Inglês

> Questão de múltipla escolha com gabarito, do acervo do Dicas do ENEM.
> Página com a questão respondível: https://dicasdoenem.com.br/questao/42698694-e0

- **Código:** 42698694-e0
- **Disciplina:** [Inglês](https://dicasdoenem.com.br/disciplina/16-ingles)
- **Área:** [Linguagens](https://dicasdoenem.com.br/area/linguagens)
- **Ano:** [2012](https://dicasdoenem.com.br/ano/2012)
- **Instituição:** Faculdade Adventista da Bahia
- **Assuntos:** Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
- **Nível:** Difícil
- **Gabarito:** alternativa D

## Enunciado

THE MEANING OF SINCERE

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Dishonest marble cutters in ancient Rome rubbed wax over the pillars and blocks they
were selling, to hide cracks. The Roman senate tried to stop this cheating by passing a
law saying that all marble bought by the government had to be wax-free, which in Latin
is sine cera. Sine cera came to mean “honest”. And sin cera means “honest” to this day.

According to the passage above,

According to the law passed by the Roman Senate, the government

## Alternativas

- **A)** Had to be wax-free.
- **B)** Wouldn’t buy marble without wax.
- **C)** Would buy marble only when the wax was free.
- **D)** Would buy marble only when it was clearly perfect. ✔ **correta**
- **E)** Had to be sincere.

## Resposta correta

Alternativa **D**.

## Como citar

Dicas do ENEM. Questão 42698694-e0. Disponível em: https://dicasdoenem.com.br/questao/42698694-e0