Pablo Neruda - Test
Pablo Neruda
  • 1. Which country was Pablo Neruda from?
A) Chile
B) Mexico
C) Spain
D) Argentina
  • 2. In which year did Pablo Neruda win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A) 1985
B) 1971
C) 1999
D) 1960
  • 3. What was the title of Pablo Neruda's first published work of poetry?
A) The Book of Questions
B) Crepusculario
C) Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
D) Residence on Earth
  • 4. What was the title of Neruda's memoir published posthumously in 1974?
A) One Hundred Years of Solitude
B) Confieso que he vivido
C) The Buried Mirror
D) Chronicle of a Death Foretold
  • 5. What was Neruda's occupation outside of writing?
A) Farmer
B) Surgeon
C) Diplomat
D) Pilot
  • 6. Which major literary movement was Neruda associated with?
A) Surrealism
B) Naturalism
C) Romanticism
D) Realism
  • 7. What inspired Neruda to write a collection of poems about the sea?
A) A dare from a friend
B) A dream he had
C) A bet he made
D) His love for the ocean
  • 8. What year was Pablo Neruda born in?
A) 1920
B) 1899
C) 1915
D) 1904
  • 9. Which city in Spain did Neruda serve as a consul?
A) Valencia
B) Madrid
C) Barcelona
D) Seville
  • 10. What was Pablo Neruda's birth name?
A) Gabriel García Márquez
B) Pablo Neruda
C) Jan Neruda
D) Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto
  • 11. In which year did Pablo Neruda publish his first work?
A) 1923
B) 1926
C) 1921
D) 1917
  • 12. What was the title of Pablo Neruda's first published work?
A) Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada
B) El habitante y su esperanza
C) Entusiasmo y perseverancia
D) Crepusculario
  • 13. Which Nobel Prize-winning poet encouraged Neruda's literary pursuits?
A) Gabriela Mistral
B) Arthur Conan Doyle
C) Eduardo Barrios
D) Harold Bloom
  • 14. What was controversial about 'Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada'?
A) Its eroticism
B) Its political content
C) Its surrealist style
D) Its autobiographical nature
  • 15. Which city did Neruda move to at the age of 16 to study French?
A) Santiago
B) Maihue
C) Temuco
D) Parral
  • 16. Which publisher was the most important in Chile during Neruda's early career?
A) Eduardo Barrios
B) Don Carlos George Nascimento
C) Gabriela Mistral
D) Arthur Conan Doyle
  • 17. What was the name of Neruda's first wife?
A) Aurelia Tolrà
B) Maruca
C) Gabriela Mistral
D) Rosa Neftalí
  • 18. Which country did Neruda serve as a consul in 1927?
A) Ceylon
B) Java
C) Burma
D) Chile
  • 19. What is the name of the collection that includes many of Neruda's surrealist poems?
A) Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada
B) Tentativa del hombre infinito
C) Residencia en la Tierra
D) Crepusculario
  • 20. What was the main theme of Neruda's poem 'United Fruit Company'?
A) Political activism
B) Nature and beauty
C) Corruption and exploitation by corporations
D) Love and passion
  • 21. Which company did Neruda criticize in his poem 'United Fruit Company'?
A) British East India Company
B) Ford Motors
C) Coca-Cola
D) United Fruit Company
  • 22. What political ideology did Neruda promote through his writings?
A) Liberalism
B) Communism
C) Fascism
D) Socialism
  • 23. Who called Neruda 'the greatest poet of the 20th century in any language'?
A) Harold Bloom
B) Gabriel García Márquez
C) Arthur Conan Doyle
D) Eduardo Barrios
  • 24. What was the name of the stadium where Neruda read to 70,000 people?
A) Estadio Nacional
B) Santiago Stadium
C) Maule Stadium
D) Chile National Stadium
  • 25. Which country's Nobel Prize did Neruda win in 1971?
A) Physics
B) Peace
C) Chemistry
D) Literature
  • 26. What was the name of Neruda's half-brother?
A) Salvador
B) Rodolfo
C) Gabriel
D) Carlos
  • 27. What was the name of Neruda's half-sister?
A) Aurelia
B) Maruca
C) Laura Herminia 'Laurita'
D) Rosa
  • 28. What was the name of the poet after whom Neruda is thought to have derived his pen name?
A) Jan Neruda
B) Harold Bloom
C) Eduardo Barrios
D) Gabriela Mistral
  • 29. What was the title of Neruda's novel published in 1926?
A) Residencia en la Tierra
B) El habitante y su esperanza
C) Crepusculario
D) Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada
  • 30. What was the title of Neruda's collection published in 1923?
A) Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada
B) Residencia en la Tierra
C) Tentativa del hombre infinito
D) Crepusculario
  • 31. Which city did Neruda work in after Batavia?
A) Colombo
B) Rangoon
C) Singapore
D) Temuco
  • 32. What was the title of Neruda's collection published in 1926?
A) Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada
B) Residencia en la Tierra
C) Tentativa del hombre infinito
D) Crepusculario
  • 33. What was the name of the capital of the British colony of Burma where Neruda served as a consul?
A) Singapore
B) Colombo
C) Rangoon
D) Batavia
  • 34. What was the name of the city where Neruda met his first wife?
A) Rangoon
B) Batavia
C) Colombo
D) Singapore
  • 35. What health condition did Neruda's daughter suffer from?
A) Cystic fibrosis
B) Asthma
C) Diabetes
D) Hydrocephalus
  • 36. Where did Neruda's daughter spend most of her life?
A) With her grandparents in Argentina
B) With a foster family in the Netherlands
C) With her mother in Spain
D) With her father in Chile
  • 37. What was the purpose of the Second International Writers' Congress attended by Neruda?
A) To promote the works of Spanish poets
B) To organize a literary festival in Paris
C) To discuss the attitude of intellectuals toward the war in Spain
D) To establish a new literary movement
  • 38. Where did Neruda obtain a divorce from his first wife?
A) Mexico
B) France
C) Spain
D) Chile
  • 39. Where did Neruda's estranged wife move to escape the hostilities in Spain?
A) Paris
B) Monte Carlo
C) Madrid
D) Barcelona
  • 40. Where did Neruda marry Delia del Carril?
A) Tetecala
B) Buenos Aires
C) Madrid
D) Paris
  • 41. Which ancient site did Neruda visit in Peru?
A) Lake Titicaca
B) Cusco
C) Machu Picchu
D) Nazca Lines
  • 42. Which Chilean composer worked closely with Neruda on the musical play 'Fulgor y muerte de Joaquín Murieta'?
A) Sergio Ortega
B) Michael Gielen
C) Mikis Theodorakis
D) Leon Schidlowsky
  • 43. What was the initial reported cause of Neruda's death on 23 September 1973?
A) Prostate cancer
B) Botulism
C) Poisoning
D) Heart failure
  • 44. Which novel fictionalized Neruda's stay on the island of Capri?
A) Canto General
B) El cartero de Neruda
C) Los versos del capitán
D) Ardiente Paciencia
  • 45. In which year did the Cultural Committee of Chile's lower house vote to rename Santiago's main airport after Pablo Neruda?
A) November 2018
B) 2019
C) 2016
D) 2017
  • 46. Which event caused a rift between Neruda and Octavio Paz?
A) The fall of the Berlin Wall
B) The Nazi-Soviet Ribbentrop–Molotov Pact
C) The Cuban Missile Crisis
D) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
  • 47. In which year was Pablo Neruda nominated as a candidate for the Chilean presidency?
A) 1969
B) 1970
C) 1972
D) 1971
  • 48. Which Soviet leader did Neruda admire for defeating Nazi Germany?
A) Mikhail Gorbachev
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Vladimir Lenin
D) Leon Trotsky
  • 49. How long did Pablo Neruda remain in hiding?
A) 9 months
B) 13 months
C) 6 months
D) 24 months
  • 50. In what year was the investigation into Neruda's death officially launched?
A) 2010
B) 2013
C) 2017
D) 2015
  • 51. What was the relationship between Neruda and Matilde Urrutia?
A) They were colleagues
B) They were siblings
C) They were strangers
D) They began an affair
  • 52. Who was the Chilean judge investigating Neruda's death?
A) Artur Lundkvist
B) Mario Carroza
C) Manuel Araya
D) Salvador Allende
  • 53. Who did Neruda tell Aida Figueroa not to cry for after Che Guevara's death?
A) Che Guevara
B) Luis Emilio Recabarren
C) Fidel Castro
D) Salvador Allende
  • 54. Who helped Pablo Neruda enter Paris?
A) Salvador Dalí
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Joan Miró
D) Frida Kahlo
  • 55. Where did Neruda flee to after escaping Chile?
A) Peru
B) Ecuador
C) Argentina
D) Brazil
  • 56. How did Neruda manage to travel to Europe during his exile?
A) Traveling without a passport
B) Using his own passport
C) Using Miguel Ángel Asturias' passport
D) Using a fake passport
  • 57. Where did Neruda and Matilde Urrutia go after being allowed to leave Chile?
A) Mexico City
B) Capri, Italy
C) Cuba
D) New York City
  • 58. Which film was inspired by Antonio Skarmeta's novel about Neruda?
A) La teta asustada
B) Amores perros
C) Il Postino
D) Neruda
  • 59. What did the Pablo Neruda Foundation argue against the exhumation?
A) The forensic team was unqualified
B) The investigation was biased
C) Araya's claims were unbelievable
D) Neruda's death was natural
  • 60. Which Soviet leader did Neruda regard as 'the great constructor of the future'?
A) Nikita Khrushchev
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Leonid Brezhnev
D) Mikhail Kalinin
  • 61. What did Martín Espada declare about 'Alturas de Macchu Picchu'?
A) There is no greater political poem
B) It is a masterpiece of nature poetry
C) It is the most innovative poem of the 20th century
D) It is the best love poem ever written
  • 62. Which Chinese leader did Neruda criticize for 'Mao Tse-Stalinism'?
A) Sun Yat-sen
B) Chiang Kai-shek
C) Deng Xiaoping
D) Mao Tse-tung
  • 63. What was the name of the pass Neruda crossed to escape Chile?
A) Lilpela Pass
B) Huascarán Pass
C) Aconcagua Pass
D) Cerro Torre Pass
  • 64. What prize was Pablo Neruda awarded in 1953?
A) The Nobel Prize in Literature
B) The Hugo Award
C) The Stalin Peace Prize
D) The Lenin Peace Prize
  • 65. Which event did Neruda vigorously denounce in addition to the Vietnam War?
A) World War II
B) The Korean War
C) The Cuban Missile Crisis
D) The Gulf War
  • 66. Which U.S. President's administration eventually granted Neruda a visa to attend the PEN conference in New York City?
A) The Nixon Administration
B) The Kennedy Administration
C) The Johnson Administration
D) The Carter Administration
  • 67. What nickname was given to the Ley de Defensa Permanente de la Democracia?
A) Ley de la Democracia
B) Ley Maldita
C) Ley de la Libertad
D) Ley de la Paz
  • 68. In which year did Neruda return to Chile?
A) 1943
B) 1945
C) 1947
D) 1941
  • 69. How many houses owned by Pablo Neruda are open to the public as museums in Chile?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Three
D) One
  • 70. Who organized the PEN conference that Neruda attended in 1966?
A) Jean-Paul Sartre
B) Fernando Belaúnde Terry
C) Arthur Miller
D) Carlos Fuentes
  • 71. What was the main conclusion of the 2018 analysis regarding the bacterium found in Neruda's remains?
A) It was naturally occurring
B) It was a common foodborne pathogen
C) It was harmless
D) It could possibly be a laboratory-cultivated bacterium
  • 72. What was the title of Neruda's dramatic speech in the Chilean senate in 1948?
A) La tierra se levanta
B) El pueblo unido
C) Yo acuso
D) Canto general
  • 73. In which year did Neruda return to Chile to support Salvador Allende's presidential campaign?
A) 1955
B) 1964
C) 1970
D) 1952
  • 74. What did Neruda condemn in 'Alturas de Macchu Picchu'?
A) The lack of education
B) The destruction of the environment
C) The corruption of leaders
D) The slavery that made Macchu Picchu possible
  • 75. Who was the Chilean Socialist Party nominating for the presidential elections in 1952?
A) González Videla
B) Salvador Allende
C) Neruda
D) Matilde Urrutia
  • 76. Who was the President of Chile that Neruda supported in the 1938 election?
A) Augusto Pinochet
B) Gabriel González Videla
C) Salvador Allende
D) Pedro Aguirre Cerda
  • 77. In what year was the musical play 'Fulgor y muerte de Joaquín Murieta' created?
A) 1987
B) 1967
C) 1957
D) 1977
  • 78. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964, which Neruda was also a candidate for?
A) Arthur Miller
B) Pablo Neruda
C) Carlos Fuentes
D) Jean-Paul Sartre
  • 79. What was the relationship status between Neruda and Delia del Carril when he returned to Chile in 1952?
A) The marriage was crumbling
B) They were separated
C) They were happily married
D) They were newlyweds
  • 80. What was the cause of death listed for Pablo Neruda?
A) Heart attack
B) Botulism
C) Poisoning
D) Prostate cancer
  • 81. What illness caused Neruda's stay in Mexico to be extended?
A) Pneumonia
B) Tuberculosis
C) Malaria
D) Phlebitis
  • 82. What bacterium was found in Neruda's bloodstream in 2023?
A) Salmonella
B) Escherichia coli
C) Staphylococcus aureus
D) Clostridium botulinum
  • 83. What major financial task did Neruda undertake during his time in Paris?
A) Renegotiated Chile's external debt
B) Established new trade agreements with France
C) Negotiated Chile's internal debt
D) Increased Chile's external debt
  • 84. What was Neruda's role in France from 1970 to 1973?
A) Ambassador
B) Poet
C) Minister
D) President
  • 85. How many Spanish refugees did Neruda help transport to Chile?
A) 3,000
B) 2,000
C) 500
D) 1,000
  • 86. Who was the president of Peru when Neruda visited in 1966?
A) Fernando Belaúnde Terry
B) González Videla
C) Salvador Allende
D) Fidel Castro
  • 87. Who was the Mexican painter that Neruda helped by arranging a Chilean visa?
A) Diego Rivera
B) José Clemente Orozco
C) David Alfaro Siqueiros
D) Frida Kahlo
  • 88. Which country's president received Neruda during his visit in 1966?
A) Chile
B) Mexico
C) Cuba
D) Peru
  • 89. Where did Neruda move to after Valdivia?
A) Antofagasta
B) Fundo Huishue
C) Santiago
D) Copiapó
  • 90. Who led the military coup in Chile in 1973?
A) Manuel Araya
B) General Augusto Pinochet
C) Salvador Allende
D) Artur Lundkvist
  • 91. Who criticized Neruda for not speaking out against Argentine President Juan Perón?
A) Gabriel García Márquez
B) Jorge Luis Borges
C) Mario Vargas Llosa
D) Julio Cortázar
  • 92. Which country did Neruda visit that is located in Asia?
A) India
B) Mexico
C) Argentina
D) Brazil
  • 93. Which ship did Neruda use to transport Spanish refugees to Chile?
A) The Queen Mary
B) The Santa María
C) The Titanic
D) The Winnipeg
  • 94. Which prestigious award did Neruda receive in 1972?
A) International Peace Prize
B) Golden Wreath Award
C) Pulitzer Prize
D) Nobel Prize in Literature
  • 95. How did Neruda escape Chile?
A) By plane
B) By boat
C) By train
D) On horseback over the Lilpela Pass
  • 96. Which poem did Neruda read at the welcoming ceremony for Fidel Castro?
A) Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada
B) Canto general
C) Oda al tomate
D) Un canto para Bolívar
  • 97. Who was hired to care for Neruda during his stay in Mexico?
A) Matilde Urrutia
B) Isabel Allende
C) Gabriela Mistral
D) Frida Kahlo
  • 98. Who was the Chilean lawyer leading the push for a full investigation into Neruda's death?
A) Artur Lundkvist
B) Manuel Araya
C) Mario Carroza
D) Eduardo Contreras
  • 99. Which country did Pablo Neruda describe raping a woman in 1929?
A) Mexico
B) Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
C) Argentina
D) Peru
  • 100. What illness was Neruda diagnosed with during the 1973 coup d'état?
A) Lung cancer
B) Heart disease
C) Prostate cancer
D) Stomach cancer
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