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