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The Rich Poetry and Literature of Pablo Neruda - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the name of the famous Chilean poet known for his rich poetry and literature?
A) Jorge Luis Borges
B) Gabriel Garcia Marquez
C) Mario Vargas Llosa
D) Pablo Neruda
  • 2. In which year was Pablo Neruda awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A) 1992
B) 1971
C) 1965
D) 1980
  • 3. Which poetic work by Neruda is a collection of 100 love sonnets?
A) Odas elementales
B) Confieso que he vivido
C) Veinte poemas de amor
D) Cien sonetos de amor
  • 4. In which country was Pablo Neruda born?
A) Chile
B) Argentina
C) Colombia
D) Peru
  • 5. What was Pablo Neruda's occupation before becoming a full-time writer?
A) Physician
B) Diplomat
C) Teacher
D) Farmer
  • 6. Which literary movement is Neruda associated with?
A) Realism
B) Surrealism
C) Romanticism
D) Naturalism
  • 7. What is the common theme in Neruda's 'Canto general'?
A) Asian philosophy
B) Latin American history and culture
C) European mythology
D) African literature
  • 8. What is the title of Neruda's autobiography?
A) Canto general
B) Confieso que he vivido
C) Crepusculario
D) Residencia en la tierra
  • 9. Which collection of poems by Neruda is inspired by the Spanish Civil War?
A) Las uvas y el viento
B) El habitante y su esperanza
C) España en el corazón
D) Navegaciones y regresos
  • 10. What was Pablo Neruda's birth name?
A) Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto
B) Gabriel García Márquez
C) Pablo Neruda Reyes
D) José del Carmen Reyes Morales
  • 11. What was the title of Pablo Neruda's first published work?
A) Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada
B) Entusiasmo y perseverancia
C) United Fruit Company
D) Crepusculario
  • 12. Who encouraged Neruda's interest in writing and literature?
A) Eduardo Barrios
B) José del Carmen Reyes Morales
C) Gabriela Mistral
D) Don Carlos George Nascimento
  • 13. Which country did Neruda serve as an honorary consul in 1927?
A) Chile
B) Java
C) Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
D) Burma (now Myanmar)
  • 14. What was the name of Neruda's first wife?
A) Rosa Neftalí Basoalto Opazo
B) Maruca
C) Aurelia Tolrà
D) Gabriela Mistral
  • 15. Which poem by Neruda criticized the United Fruit Company?
A) United Fruit Company
B) Mis ojos
C) Nocturno ideal
D) Comunión ideal
  • 16. Which city did Neruda move to for his studies at the Universidad de Chile?
A) Maihue Lake
B) Parral
C) Santiago
D) Temuco
  • 17. What was the title of Neruda's first volume of verse?
A) Residencia en la Tierra
B) Crepusculario
C) Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada
D) United Fruit Company
  • 18. Which Nobel Prize-winning novelist called Neruda 'the greatest poet of the 20th century in any language'?
A) Harold Bloom
B) Eduardo Barrios
C) Don Carlos George Nascimento
D) Gabriel García Márquez
  • 19. What was the name of Neruda's half-brother?
A) Aurelia Tolrà
B) Laurita
C) Rodolfo
D) José del Carmen Reyes Morales
  • 20. What was the name of Neruda's half-sister?
A) Aurelia Tolrà
B) Rosa Neftalí Basoalto Opazo
C) Maruca
D) Laura Herminia 'Laurita'
  • 21. In which year did Neruda publish his novel El habitante y su esperanza?
A) 1927
B) 1926
C) 1923
D) 1932
  • 22. Where did Pablo Neruda serve as a consul after returning to Chile?
A) Paris, France
B) Madrid, Spain
C) Barcelona, Spain
D) Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 23. Which congress did Neruda attend to discuss intellectuals' attitudes toward the Spanish Civil War?
A) The Berlin Conference
B) The Paris Peace Conference
C) The First World Congress of Intellectuals
D) The Second International Writers' Congress
  • 24. Who was Pablo Neruda's first wife?
A) Trinidad Reyes
B) Delia del Carril
C) María Antonia Hagenaar Vogelzang
D) Gabriela Mistral
  • 25. Where was Neruda's daughter, Malva Marina (Trinidad) Reyes, born?
A) Monte Carlo
B) Madrid, Spain
C) Buenos Aires, Argentina
D) Paris, France
  • 26. What was the name of the ship used to transport Spanish refugees to Chile?
A) Titanic
B) Winnipeg
C) Baltic
D) Queen Mary
  • 27. Which president's election did Neruda support in 1938?
A) Francisco Franco
B) Gabriela Mistral
C) Juan Negrín
D) Pedro Aguirre Cerda
  • 28. What was the main reason for Neruda losing his post as consul?
A) The birth of his daughter
B) His political militancy
C) Traveling to France
D) His marriage breakdown
  • 29. Who was the aristocratic Argentine artist Neruda began a relationship with?
A) Delia del Carril
B) Gabriela Mistral
C) Trinidad Reyes
D) María Antonia Hagenaar Vogelzang
  • 30. What was the legal status of Neruda's marriage to Delia del Carril in Chile?
A) Not recognized due to his previous divorce being deemed illegal
B) Approved only after a lengthy legal battle
C) Annulled by Chilean authorities
D) Recognized immediately after their wedding
  • 31. What was the main accusation against Neruda regarding the selection of Spanish refugees?
A) Refusing to transport any refugees
B) Choosing only non-Communists
C) Ignoring all political affiliations
D) Selecting only fellow Communists for emigration
  • 32. Where was Pablo Neruda's diplomatic post from 1940 to 1943?
A) Mexico City
B) Lima, Peru
C) Buenos Aires, Argentina
D) Santiago, Chile
  • 33. Who did Pablo Neruda arrange a Chilean visa for in 1940?
A) Frida Kahlo
B) Manuel Ávila Camacho
C) David Alfaro Siqueiros
D) Leon Trotsky
  • 34. Who requested Neruda to arrange the Chilean visa for Siqueiros?
A) Fidel Castro
B) Leon Trotsky
C) Mexican President Manuel Ávila Camacho
D) Pablo Picasso
  • 35. Where did Siqueiros stay after arriving in Chile?
A) In a public hotel.
B) In an artist commune.
C) With the Mexican embassy.
D) At Neruda's private residence.
  • 36. How did Neruda describe the allegations of aiding an assassin?
A) "An unavoidable mistake."
B) "A grave misunderstanding."
C) "Sensationalist politico-literary harassment."
D) "A personal vendetta."
  • 37. In which year did Neruda return to Chile?
A) 1950
B) 1945
C) 1943
D) 1948
  • 38. Which ancient site did Neruda visit in Peru that inspired a major work?
A) Chavin de Huantar
B) Pisac
C) Machu Picchu
D) Nazca Lines
  • 39. In which year did Neruda complete 'Alturas de Macchu Picchu'?
A) 1943
B) 1950
C) 1948
D) 1945
  • 40. What theme does 'Canto General' explore further?
A) Modern European history.
B) The ancient civilizations of the Americas.
C) Chilean politics in the 20th century.
D) Neruda's personal love life.
  • 41. How long did Neruda remain in hiding before fleeing to Argentina?
A) 24 months
B) 13 months
C) 6 months
D) 9 months
  • 42. In which city did Neruda's life underground end in March 1949?
A) Argentina
B) Buenos Aires
C) Mexico City
D) Paris
  • 43. Who was the Socialist Party candidate for the 1952 Chilean presidential elections that Neruda supported?
A) Salvador Allende
B) Jean-Paul Sartre
C) González Videla
D) Fernando Belaúnde Terry
  • 44. Which film was inspired by Antonio Skarmeta's novel about Neruda?
A) City of God
B) Amores Perros
C) Like Water for Chocolate
D) Il Postino (The Postman)
  • 45. Which publisher released the bilingual edition of 'The Captain's Verses' in 1972?
A) New Directions
B) Jonathan Cape Ltd
C) Farrar, Straus and Giroux
D) Grove Press
  • 46. Who is the protagonist of Roberto Ampuero's novel 'El caso Neruda'?
A) Antonio Skarmeta
B) Pablo Neruda
C) Roberto Bolaño
D) Cayetano Brulé
  • 47. In which year was Neruda's 'Alturas de Macchu Picchu' published?
A) 1967
B) 1948
C) 1937
D) 1950
  • 48. Which Italian historian owned the villa on Capri where Neruda stayed in 1952?
A) Leonardo Bruni
B) Giorgio Vasari
C) Edwin Cerio
D) Giovanni Boccaccio
  • 49. How many houses owned by Pablo Neruda are open to the public as museums in Chile?
A) Three
B) One
C) Four
D) Two
  • 50. What is the title of Neruda's collection published in 1954 that includes simple and direct poems?
A) Cien sonetos de amor
B) Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada
C) Residencia en la tierra
D) Odas elementales.
  • 51. What does Neruda celebrate in 'Alturas de Macchu Picchu'?
A) The beauty of the Amazon rainforest.
B) The industrialization of Peru.
C) The Spanish conquest of the Americas.
D) The achievement of Machu Picchu.
  • 52. Which Chilean composer collaborated with Neruda on the musical play Fulgor y muerte de Joaquín Murieta?
A) Michael Gielen
B) Mikis Theodorakis
C) Leon Schidlowsky
D) Sergio Ortega
  • 53. What was the name of the Chilean singer who became Neruda's muse and later his wife?
A) Gabriela Mistral
B) María Elena Walsh
C) Matilde Urrutia
D) Isabel Allende
  • 54. What type of album is Luciana Souza's 'Neruda'?
A) Jazz album
B) Pop album
C) Rock album
D) Classical music album
  • 55. What illness was Pablo Neruda diagnosed with during the coup d'état in 1973?
A) Lung cancer
B) Heart disease
C) Prostate cancer
D) Leukemia
  • 56. Who was the playwright that helped secure Neruda's visa to enter the U.S.?
A) Lillian Hellman
B) Tennessee Williams
C) Arthur Miller
D) Eugene O'Neill
  • 57. What is the title of Sixpence None the Richer's song inspired by Neruda?
A) "Soneto de la noche"
B) "Me gusta cuando callas"
C) "Puedo escribir"
D) "Abeja Blanca"
  • 58. Who won the 1964 Nobel Prize for Literature instead of Pablo Neruda?
A) William Faulkner
B) Jean-Paul Sartre
C) Ernest Hemingway
D) Gabriel García Márquez
  • 59. Which bilingual edition was translated by Ben Belitt and published in 1972?
A) The Captain's Verses
B) New Poems (1968-1970)
C) Extravagaria
D) Residence on Earth
  • 60. What was Pablo Neruda's cause of death officially listed as?
A) Cancer
B) Botulism
C) Heart attack
D) Poisoning
  • 61. What was the name of the Chilean communist movement's father whom Neruda referred to?
A) Gabriel González Videla
B) Vicente Huidobro
C) Luis Emilio Recabarren
D) Manuel Rodríguez
  • 62. Which band released a rock album titled Alturas de Macchu Picchu?
A) Brazilian Girls
B) Ute Lemper
C) Sixpence None the Richer
D) Los Jaivas
  • 63. Who did Neruda consider the 'great genius of this century'?
A) Vladimir Lenin
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Mao Tse-tung
D) Fidel Castro
  • 64. Which translator worked on multiple translations of Pablo Neruda's works?
A) Nathaniel Tarn
B) William O'Daly
C) Donald D. Walsh
D) Alastair Reid
  • 65. Which university confirmed the presence of Clostridium botulinum bacteria in Neruda's bloodstream?
A) McMaster University
B) Stanford University
C) Harvard University
D) Oxford University
  • 66. In what year did Pablo Neruda return to Chile to support Salvador Allende's presidential campaign?
A) 1970
B) 1964
C) 1948
D) 1952
  • 67. What is the title of Neruda's 1958 work that explores surreal and imaginative themes?
A) Estravagario.
B) Nuevas odas elementales
C) Tercer libro de las odas
D) Odas elementales
  • 68. Which composer created the choral song 'Soneto de la noche'?
A) Morten Lauridsen
B) Marco Katz
C) Peter Lieberson
D) Ezequiel Viñao
  • 69. Which bilingual edition was translated by Stephen Tapscott and published in 1986?
A) 100 Love Sonnets
B) The Captain's Verses
C) Residence on Earth
D) New Poems (1968-1970)
  • 70. Which major global event did Neruda denounce during his lifetime?
A) The Korean War
B) The Cuban Missile Crisis
C) World War II
D) The Gulf War
  • 71. Who translated 'Venture of the Infinite Man' published by City Lights in 2017?
A) Alastair Reid
B) Jessica Powell
C) Stephen Tapscott
D) William O'Daly
  • 72. In what year did Sergio Ortega expand the musical play into an opera?
A) 1967
B) 1981
C) 1975
D) 1998
  • 73. Which publisher released 'Then Come Back: The Lost Neruda' in 2016?
A) Copper Canyon Press
B) Farrar, Straus & Giroux
C) HarperCollins
D) City Lights
  • 74. Through which pass did Pablo Neruda escape Chile on horseback?
A) Lilpela Pass
B) Andes Pass
C) Cordillera Pass
D) Huascaran Pass
  • 75. Which country was involved in the incident described in Neruda's memoirs that sparked protests?
A) Argentina
B) Mexico
C) Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
D) Brazil
  • 76. Which publisher released 'Grapes and the Wind' in 2019?
A) Copper Canyon Press
B) City Lights
C) Spuyten Duyvil Publishing
D) Farrar, Straus & Giroux
  • 77. Which 1985 novel by Antonio Skarmeta fictionalizes Neruda's stay in a villa on Capri?
A) La casa de los espíritus
B) Los detectives salvajes
C) Ardiente paciencia
D) El cartero de Neruda
  • 78. What does Neruda condemn in 'Alturas de Macchu Picchu'?
A) The slavery that made Machu Picchu possible.
B) The lack of education among indigenous people.
C) The modernization of Latin America.
D) The influence of European culture.
  • 79. Who translated 'On the Blue Shore of Silence: Poems of the Sea' published by Rayo HarperCollins?
A) Donald D. Walsh
B) William O'Daly
C) Nathaniel Tarn
D) Alastair Reid
  • 80. What is the title of Neruda's lengthy epic poem that catalogs South America?
A) Residence on Earth
B) 100 Love Sonnets
C) The Heights of Macchu Picchu
D) Canto General
  • 81. In which year was 'The Heights of Macchu Picchu' translated by Nathaniel Tarn?
A) 1972
B) 1966
C) 1973
D) 1970
  • 82. Which film references Neruda's works and stars Adam Levine?
A) Patch Adams
B) Happiness for Beginners
C) Mindwalk
D) Chemical Hearts
  • 83. Which revolutionary leader's death did Neruda deeply regret in 1967?
A) Fidel Castro
B) Mao Zedong
C) Ho Chi Minh
D) Che Guevara
  • 84. Which composer created a cantata titled Canto General dedicated to Salvador Allende?
A) Samuel Barber
B) Julia Stilman-Lasansky
C) Tobias Picker
D) Peter Schat
  • 85. Which country did Pablo Neruda visit after returning from the PEN conference in New York City?
A) Mexico
B) Cuba
C) France
D) Peru
  • 86. Which country did Neruda and Matilde Urrutia travel to after his arrest was lifted?
A) United States
B) Italy
C) France
D) Mexico City
  • 87. Which Nobel Prize-winning novelist helped Neruda travel to Europe?
A) Gabriel Garcia Marquez
B) Miguel Ángel Asturias
C) Mario Vargas Llosa
D) Jorge Luis Borges
  • 88. Who translated 'Residence on Earth' for its bilingual edition?
A) Ben Belitt
B) Donald D. Walsh
C) Stephen Tapscott
D) Alastair Reid
  • 89. What was the name of Neruda's dramatic speech in the Chilean senate?
A) Un canto para Bolívar
B) Canto a Stalingrado
C) "Yo acuso" ("I accuse")
D) Nuevo canto de amor a Stalingrado
  • 90. Who was the Chilean judge who ordered an investigation into Neruda's death in June 2013?
A) Michelle Bachelet
B) Mario Carroza
C) Sebastián Piñera
D) Ricardo Lagos
  • 91. Which poem by Neruda is used in 'Truly, Madly, Deeply'?
A) Ode to the Tomato
B) If You Forget Me
C) "The Dead Woman"
D) Walking Around
  • 92. What prize was awarded to Neruda in 1953?
A) The Stalin Peace Prize
B) The Lenin Peace Prize
C) The Mao Tse-tung Thought Award
D) The Nobel Prize for Literature
  • 93. Which Soviet leader did Neruda write an ode to after his death?
A) Vladimir Lenin
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Mikhail Kalinin
D) Leon Trotsky
  • 94. Who was the Peruvian President that received Neruda during his visit to Peru?
A) Fernando Belaúnde Terry
B) Juan Velasco Alvarado
C) Alberto Fujimori
D) Manuel Prado Ugarteche
  • 95. Which U.S. President's administration eventually granted Neruda a visa to enter the United States?
A) Truman Administration
B) Kennedy Administration
C) Johnson Administration
D) Eisenhower Administration
  • 96. What role did Pablo Neruda serve in France from 1970 to 1973?
A) Tourism ambassador
B) Ambassador
C) Cultural attaché
D) Poet-in-residence
  • 97. What is the title of Ute Lemper's album released in 2013?
A) "Forever"
B) "Canto General"
C) "Alturas de Macchu Picchu"
D) "Neruda"
  • 98. In which year was Pablo Neruda nominated for the Chilean presidency?
A) 1971
B) 1969
C) 1970
D) 1973
  • 99. What was the reaction of more than 100 Cuban intellectuals to Neruda's visit to Peru?
A) They signed a letter charging him with colluding with the enemy
B) They ignored his visit completely
C) They invited him to Cuba
D) They praised his support for Castro
  • 100. Which revolutionary leader did Neruda honor at a ceremony hosted by the Central University of Venezuela?
A) Mao Tse-tung
B) Vladimir Lenin
C) Joseph Stalin
D) Fidel Castro
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