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