Questão Q3502865 - Língua Inglesa

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O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder às questões de 1 a 14.FORTRESS OF DOOM Inside the ruins of Dracula's REAL castle where bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler ruled from 'untouchable' clifftop fortressTHE "true" home of Dracula where bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler lived is set to open to the public.Until five years ago, Poienari Castle in the city of Curtea de Arge, Romania, had been left untouched for decades. Cornel Popescu, manager of Arges County Museum, said Poienari is the "true" castle of Vlad the Impaler - the vicious figure that inspired Count Dracula in the Bram Stoker 1897 novel.The "impenetrable" fortress - perched on an 800m cliff - was home to the notorious Vlad the Impaler, also known as Vlad Dracula, during his reign.Many believe Bran Castle - a national monument in Transylvania - is the castle that inspired the fictional bloodsucker. But Popescu said it has "no connection" to Vlad - a warlord with a taste for blood.He told The Sun: "Vlad the Impaler-Dracula reigned three times. During the second reign, he built up only three monuments - the Comana and Snagov monasteries and Poienari castle. Bran castle has no connection with Vlad the Impaler. He did not build that castle - it is only marketing for tourism. The true castle of Vlad the Impaler is Poienari castle." Only accessible via 1,500 steps, Popescu said the Gothic fortress was never conquered by Vlad's enemies - despite several attempts. "Thanks to its spectacular and unreachable position, the fortress has never been conquered, although the Turks tried several times," he said.The fortress was rebuilt in 1459 when Vlad the Impaler used slaves to make bricks, cut stones and finish the construction in just a week. Many of the slaves fell from the cliff and died during the build.Born in 1431 in Transylvania, a mountainous region in modern-day Romania, Vlad the Impaler was known for impaling his enemies on stakes in the ground and leaving them to die.In a bloody battle in 1462, the tyrant is said to have left a field filled with 23,844 impaled victims in a bid to stop enemies pursuing the Ottoman forces. He is thought to have killed up to 100,000 people in just six years. It's even rumoured that Vlad would dip his bread into the blood of his impaled victims. His ruthlessness helped him achieve victory over the Turks in 1462.It was Vlad's father, Vlad II Dracul, ruler of Wallachia, an area south of Transylvania, who gave him the famous Dracula name. In 1442, Vlad II was arrested along with his two sons - including Vlad the Impaler - and held hostage by enemies. Although Vlad II was released, Vlad and his brother were kept in captivity by the Ottomans.According to some accounts, a young Vlad would have witnessed the enemies of the Ottomans being impaled - which may have played a hand in turning him into a ruthless killer. After he was freed, his reign of terror began.Transylvania and Wallachia were often the scene of bloody battles and Vlad was eventually killed. Poienari was abandoned and later rocked by a string of earthquakes in the 1900s - destroying much of the castle.But after a lengthy restoration, it's set to open to the public for the first time. Adrian Bughiu, vice president of Arges County Council, hopes to draw in 300,000 tourists in the first year of opening.https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/30485753/dracula-real-castle-vlad-the-impaler/ (adapted)  O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder às questões de 1 a 14.FORTRESS OF DOOM Inside the ruins of Dracula's REAL castle where bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler ruled from 'untouchable' clifftop fortressTHE "true" home of Dracula where bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler lived is set to open to the public.Until five years ago, Poienari Castle in the city of Curtea de Arge, Romania, had been left untouched for decades. Cornel Popescu, manager of Arges County Museum, said Poienari is the "true" castle of Vlad the Impaler - the vicious figure that inspired Count Dracula in the Bram Stoker 1897 novel.The "impenetrable" fortress - perched on an 800m cliff - was home to the notorious Vlad the Impaler, also known as Vlad Dracula, during his reign.Many believe Bran Castle - a national monument in Transylvania - is the castle that inspired the fictional bloodsucker. But Popescu said it has "no connection" to Vlad - a warlord with a taste for blood.He told The Sun: "Vlad the Impaler-Dracula reigned three times. During the second reign, he built up only three monuments - the Comana and Snagov monasteries and Poienari castle. Bran castle has no connection with Vlad the Impaler. He did not build that castle - it is only marketing for tourism. The true castle of Vlad the Impaler is Poienari castle." Only accessible via 1,500 steps, Popescu said the Gothic fortress was never conquered by Vlad's enemies - despite several attempts. "Thanks to its spectacular and unreachable position, the fortress has never been conquered, although the Turks tried several times," he said.The fortress was rebuilt in 1459 when Vlad the Impaler used slaves to make bricks, cut stones and finish the construction in just a week. Many of the slaves fell from the cliff and died during the build.Born in 1431 in Transylvania, a mountainous region in modern-day Romania, Vlad the Impaler was known for impaling his enemies on stakes in the ground and leaving them to die.In a bloody battle in 1462, the tyrant is said to have left a field filled with 23,844 impaled victims in a bid to stop enemies pursuing the Ottoman forces. He is thought to have killed up to 100,000 people in just six years. It's even rumoured that Vlad would dip his bread into the blood of his impaled victims. His ruthlessness helped him achieve victory over the Turks in 1462.It was Vlad's father, Vlad II Dracul, ruler of Wallachia, an area south of Transylvania, who gave him the famous Dracula name. In 1442, Vlad II was arrested along with his two sons - including Vlad the Impaler - and held hostage by enemies. Although Vlad II was released, Vlad and his brother were kept in captivity by the Ottomans.According to some accounts, a young Vlad would have witnessed the enemies of the Ottomans being impaled - which may have played a hand in turning him into a ruthless killer. After he was freed, his reign of terror began.Transylvania and Wallachia were often the scene of bloody battles and Vlad was eventually killed. Poienari was abandoned and later rocked by a string of earthquakes in the 1900s - destroying much of the castle.But after a lengthy restoration, it's set to open to the public for the first time. Adrian Bughiu, vice president of Arges County Council, hopes to draw in 300,000 tourists in the first year of opening.https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/30485753/dracula-real-castle-vlad-the-impaler/ (adapted) Choose the alternative that correctly uses the genitive case based on the information from the text:

Gran Questões · Accepted Answer

Vlad's Impaler fortress was never conquered.

Gran Questões · Answer

He did not build that castle.

Gran Questões · Answer

The fortress was rebuilt in 1459.

Gran Questões · Answer

Poienari Castle is set to open to the public.

Choose the alternative that correctly uses the genitive...