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