Pablo Neruda: Poems Quizzes

Pablo Neruda: Poems Quiz

1 Who is NOT a published translator of Neruda?
Gregory Rabassa

W.S. Merwin

Margaret Sayers Peden

Mark Eisner
2 Which is the first line of "Love Sonnet XVII"?
I love you directly without problems or pride

I love you as one loves certain obscure things

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where

I don’t love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz
3 Which books were inspired by Neruda's time as a diplomat in Asia?
Canto General

Residence on Earth

The Book of Questions

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
4 Which poem contains the line "Love is so short, forgetting is so long"?
Ode to My Socks

A Dog Has Died

Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Verses)

Body of Woman
5 Which of the following forms is Neruda especially famous for?
Ekphrasis

Odes

Elegies

Aubades
6 How old was Neruda when he published his first collection?
19

13

25

41
7 Which writer was a friend of Neruda's?
Mary McCarthy

Federico Garcia Lorca

Alejo Carpentier

Jorge Luis Borges
8 Which best describes the tone of the "Residence on Earth" poems?
Serene

Prickly

Urgent

Nihilistic
9 In what year was Neruda born?
1904

1889

1912

1928
10 Which best summarizes "Canto General"?
It is a novel-in-verse about a mythical love affair

It is a series of short, fantastical fables

It is a verse epic of Latin American history

It is a collection of lyric poems about everyday objects
11 What country was Neruda from?
Chile

Mexico

Argentina

Spain
12 Which of the following is the most significant and recurring theme of Neruda's work?
Industry

Nature

Religion

Parenthood
13 To which of these objects did Neruda NOT address an ode?
A rat

An artichoke

A suit

A cat
14 What was Neruda's real first name?
Ricardo

Eliezer

Martín

Pablo
15 Which is a consistent theme of Neruda's love poetry?
The stultifying nature of heterosexuality

The impact of cultural norms on love

The dissolution of individual identities

The relationship between passion and intellect
16 In which year did Neruda die?
1981

1970

1973

1987
17 Which poem contains the line "Speak through my words and my blood"?
Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market

The Dictators

Walking Around

The Heights of Macchu Picchu
18 Which is a major theme of "Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market"?
Social Class

Human onsumption

Artistic Integrity

Rural Life
19 Which type of poetry did Neruda initially become known for?
Satirical poems

Love poems

Persuasive poems

Political poems
20 Which best summarizes Neruda's political leanings?
Monarchist

Conservative

Capitalist

Leftist
21 Which historical event is addressed in the poem "I Explain Some Things"?
the Holocaust

The Cold War

The Spanish Civil War

The colonization of South America
22 Which poem contains the line "my legs seek the hollow of your legs"?
"If You Forget Me"

"Ode to my Suit"

"Every Day you Play"

"A Song of Despair"
23 Which best describes Neruda's style throughout his work?
Vivid and engaged with sensory reality

Cerebral, complex, and heady

Direct, explosive, and unwavering

Understatedly intricate and richly allusive
24 Which is the most prominent theme of "The Dictators"?
Authoritarianism

Indigeneity

Starvation

Betrayal
25 When did Neruda win the Nobel prize?
1959

1968

1983

1971