FGV 2026.1Questão 37de 60By ending her article with the sentence 'I am proof of that,' the author is most likely
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Numeração da prova tipo 1.
Texto das questões 35 a 37
LISZTOMANIA: FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC
By Megan Szostak
Franz Liszt, oil on canvas by Henri Lehmann, 1840; in the Carnavalet Museum, Paris.
(Historical Note: 19th-century Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt is widely considered the first "rock star" due to the extreme, hysterical adoration of his fans – a phenomenon known as “Lisztomania " – which included fainting, fighting over his discarded gloves, and tearing at his clothing.)
Growing up, I hated music. I had been exposed to the popular music of the early 2000s before anything else, and if you can remember the Miley Cyrus hits or other millennial-teen music that permeated through the public-school system and into the ears of impressionable youth during that era [época], my original sentiments towards music will seem justified. After spending nearly eight years believing that I would live a life without melody, I discovered classical music. Suddenly, I didn’t feel as though the performer was force-feeding a message to me through shallow lyrics but rather was giving me an opportunity to interpret the melodies as I pleased. The complexity of classical music enchanted me, and the breadth [amplitude] of styles gave me insight into the scope of human musical production, which spanned so far beyond Britney Spears. This revelation led to the biggest paradigm shift I have ever experienced: I discovered that my life would never be complete without music. Lisztomania had taken possession of me.
An 1842 cartoon by Theodor Hosemann showing 'Lisztomania', the hysteria of the audience when the virtuoso piano player and composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) performed in public.
The term was inspired by the phenomenon of the brilliant Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt. Just as the Beatles and Beatlemania took fans by storm [conquistaram os fãs de forma súbita e avassaladora] in the 1960s, Liszt provoked a similar sensation over a century earlier. When he was on a concert tour of Europe in the 1840s, women went wild, some fainting during the performances of the young, rugged [de visual viril e charmoso] pianist, others trying to cut locks [mechas] of his hair. To describe this behavior, German journalist Heinrich Heine coined the term “Lisztomania.” And doctors of that time began treating Lisztomania not only as an intense passion for Franz Liszt himself, but also as an insatiable love of music. And that double meaning has survived to this day. I am proof of that.
Adapted from The Tufts Daily, February 5, 2019
By ending her article with the sentence 'I am proof of that,' the author is most likely
- Alternativa A, a correta: declaring her intense and enduring attachment to a man and to music.Resposta
- Alternativa B: reaffirming her belief that no musicians, not even the Beatles, have ever been as successful and innovative as Franz Liszt.
- Alternativa C: reaffirming her belief that the existence of Lisztomania cannot be denied.
- Alternativa D: declaring that no music can possibly offer the subtlety, richness, and beauty of classical music.
- Alternativa E: declaring that her love of classical music led her to a love of Liszt's music, not vice versa.
O que a questão pede:
O sentido da frase final, "I am proof of that" (eu sou a prova disso). É preciso descobrir a que "that" se refere.
Onde está no texto:
A frase anterior diz que os médicos da época tratavam a Lisztomania "not only as an intense passion for Franz Liszt himself, but also as an insatiable love of music. And that double meaning has survived to this day." O "that" retoma esse duplo sentido que sobreviveu até hoje: a paixão pelo próprio Liszt e o amor insaciável pela música.
Por que é a letra A:
Ao dizer que é a prova, a autora se coloca como exemplo vivo dos dois sentidos, e de forma duradoura ("has survived to this day"). É exatamente o que a alternativa diz: um apego intenso e duradouro a um homem (Liszt) e à música.
Por que as outras não:
- B fala em ninguém, nem os Beatles, ter tido tanto sucesso. O texto só compara os dois fenômenos como parecidos ("a similar sensation"), sem dizer quem foi maior.
- C reduz a frase a provar que a Lisztomania existe. O ponto é o duplo sentido que ela carrega, não a existência.
- D diz que nenhuma música se compara à clássica. É uma generalização que o texto não faz.
- E inverte a ordem dos fatos. O texto não diz que o amor pela música clássica veio antes do amor por Liszt, nem o contrário.
A armadilha:
Em pergunta sobre uma frase curta com pronome ("that"), a resposta está sempre na frase imediatamente anterior. Quem lê só a frase final fica entre C e E; quem volta uma frase acha o duplo sentido.
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