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