Fuvest First Round Features Bad Bunny, Stranger Things and End of the 6x1 Work Schedule
The 80-question exam was harder than previous ones, according to the foundation's director, and reinforced its interdisciplinary character.
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The first round of the Fuvest, given on Sunday (1st), mixed pop culture and news topics, Folha reported. Among the 80 questions, ten fewer than before, were references to Stranger Things, Bad Bunny and the end of the 6x1 work schedule.
A biology question dealt with the rare genetic syndrome of actor Gaten Matarazzo, who plays Dustin in the series. Another showed singer Bad Bunny with an unofficial Puerto Rican flag at the Super Bowl to address the territory's relationship with the United States.
The exam also featured a periodic table made of LEGO pieces and an AI-generated image of Maria Rita and Elis Regina. The end of the 6x1 schedule was analyzed through Karl Marx's "Das Kapital," and a physics question used Sandro Dias's record skateboard drop, the world's largest, off a building in Porto Alegre.
For experts interviewed by Folha, another highlight was the interdisciplinary format, in which a single question brings together content from several subjects.
Fuvest executive director Gustavo Monaco said the exam was harder: with fewer questions and the same five hours, the organization asked the exam committees for more complex items.