Pablo Neruda: Poems Quizzes

Pablo Neruda: Poems Quiz

1 Who is NOT a published translator of Neruda?

Gregory Rabassa

Mark Eisner

Margaret Sayers Peden

W.S. Merwin
2 Which is the first line of "Love Sonnet XVII"?

I love you as one loves certain obscure things

I don’t love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz

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

I love you directly without problems or pride
3 Which books were inspired by Neruda's time as a diplomat in Asia?

Residence on Earth

Canto General

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

The Book of Questions
4 Which poem contains the line "Love is so short, forgetting is so long"?

Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Verses)

Body of Woman

Ode to My Socks

A Dog Has Died
5 Which of the following forms is Neruda especially famous for?

Ekphrasis

Elegies

Aubades

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

25

41

19

13
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

Urgent

Nihilistic

Prickly
9 In what year was Neruda born?

1928

1889

1912

1904
10 Which best summarizes "Canto General"?

It is a collection of lyric poems about everyday objects

It is a verse epic of Latin American history

It is a series of short, fantastical fables

It is a novel-in-verse about a mythical love affair
11 What country was Neruda from?

Chile

Spain

Argentina

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

Religion

Parenthood

Nature

Industry
13 To which of these objects did Neruda NOT address an ode?

An artichoke

A suit

A rat

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

Eliezer

Pablo

Martín

Ricardo
15 Which is a consistent theme of Neruda's love poetry?

The dissolution of individual identities

The relationship between passion and intellect

The impact of cultural norms on love

The stultifying nature of heterosexuality
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

Walking Around

The Heights of Macchu Picchu

The Dictators
18 Which is a major theme of "Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market"?

Human onsumption

Rural Life

Artistic Integrity

Social Class
19 Which type of poetry did Neruda initially become known for?

Satirical poems

Persuasive poems

Love poems

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

Monarchist

Capitalist

Leftist

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

The colonization of South America

The Spanish Civil War

the Holocaust

The Cold War
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?

Understatedly intricate and richly allusive

Direct, explosive, and unwavering

Cerebral, complex, and heady

Vivid and engaged with sensory reality
24 Which is the most prominent theme of "The Dictators"?

Starvation

Indigeneity

Betrayal

Authoritarianism
25 When did Neruda win the Nobel prize?

1968

1959

1971

1983

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