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Pablo Neruda: Selected Poems Quiz

Pablo Neruda
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Pablo Neruda: Selected Poems Quiz

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1)

In the beginning of "Entrance of the Rivers," what is the river called? (from Love, America (1400) | Some Beasts | Entrance of the Rivers | The Heights of Macchu Picchu)

A home for people.
A wave to ride.
A curer of disease.
A giver of life.
2)

In "Memory," why does the poet say he must pay attention to the blades of grass? (from Loneliness | Memory | The Long Day Called Thursday)

Because he was born from the grass.
Because it is his job to record everything.
Because it will be his future home.
Because his wife asked him to.
3)

In "In Spite of Wrath," what is built after the holocaust? (from In Spite of Wrath | Education of the Chieftain | Gold | The Poet)

Statues.
Bridges.
Towers.
Universities.
4)

How does Almagro conquer the land in "Discoverers of Chile"? (from They Come For the Islands (1493) | A Soldier Sleeps | Discoverers of Chile | The Magellan Heart)

With men.
With steel.
With faith.
With fire.
5)

What does the poet say is buried in the sand in "Rapa Nui"? (from The Great Ocean | The Fish and the Drowned Man | Rapa Nui | The Builders of Statues)

Money.
The truth.
Feet.
Bodies.
6)

In "The Marine Night," what does the poet want to burn with? (from The Marine Night | Wine | Ode to a Fallen Chestnut | Ode to the Book)

Ships.
Bonfires.
Candles.
Pain.
7)

At the end of "Loneliness," what does Pablo Neruda say about himself? (from Loneliness | Memory | The Long Day Called Thursday)

He may be alone for the rest of his life.
He knows he is loved.
He can't keep doing the same thing.
He will never be the same again.
8)

Why does the poet make a list in "The Names"? (from The Names | The Flag | The Watersong Ends)

To remind himself of his value.
To keep track of his plans.
To honor the dead.
To know who to thank.
9)

In "Not Alone the Albatross," what does the poet say about the albatross? (from To a Ship's Figurehead | The Brutalized Birds | Leviathan | Not Alone the Albatross)

That it is his favorite bird.
That it is the most holy bird.
That it is fine to kill this bird.
That it isn't the only sacred bird.
10)

In "In Spite of Wrath," the light comes in spite of what? (from In Spite of Wrath | Education of the Chieftain | Gold | The Poet)

Terror.
Animals.
Daggars.
Men.
11)

What does the poet say he used to be called in "Fiesta's End"? (from I will Come Back | The Portrait in the Rock | Fiesta's End)

Mister.
Father.
Friend.
Pablo.
12)

Why does the bird die in "Ode to the Yellow Bird"? (from Birdwatching Ode | Ode to the Yellow Bird | Ode to Laziness | Ode to a Watch at Night)

From being in a cage.
From a hunter's bullet.
From being poisoned.
From old age.
13)

What makes the school of fish unique in "The Fish and the Drowned Man"? (from The Great Ocean | The Fish and the Drowned Man | Rapa Nui | The Builders of Statues)

It is very small.
It is made up of many types of fish.
It include men.
It is very large.
14)

What warms the poet in "The Pension on the Calle Maruri"? (from The Pueblo | Poetry | The Pension on the Calle Maruri)

Soup.
A sunny day.
Love.
Children.
15)

How many sections does "The Magellan Heart" have? (from They Come For the Islands (1493) | A Soldier Sleeps | Discoverers of Chile | The Magellan Heart)

Four.
Six.
Two.
Eight.
16)

In "House," what does the poet say existed before the earth? (from Bestiary | Autumn Testament | House | The Lion)

Moon and stone.
Water and air.
God and faith.
Stars and sun.
17)

What are the windows on the houses like in "The Pension on the Calle Maruri"? (from The Pueblo | Poetry | The Pension on the Calle Maruri)

Blank.
Broken.
Lighted brightly.
Full of children's faces.
18)

Where does the mermaid go after leaving the bar in "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks"? (from Ode to a Beautiful Nude | And How Long? | Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks | Fear)

Into the ocean.
To one of the drunk's houses.
Into the river.
To another bar.
19)

In "The Fisherman," where is the fisherman attacking fish? (from Tides | The Fisherman | Oh Earth, Wait for Me)

In the open ocean.
In a rock pool.
Off a small dock.
On a river bank.
20)

What is listed in "The Names"? (from The Names | The Flag | The Watersong Ends)

Names the poet has given himself.
Names of the poet's friends.
Names of women the poet has loved.
Names of cities.
21)

Why are the men coming to town in "Leviathan"? (from To a Ship's Figurehead | The Brutalized Birds | Leviathan | Not Alone the Albatross)

To build cities.
To document the local history.
To take over the government.
To hunt whales.
22)

What is the race in "Lazybones"? (from We Are Many | Too many Names | Furious Struggle Between Seamen and an Octopus of Colossal Size | Lazybones)

A race to the moon.
A race to build the tallest building.
A race to live the longest.
A race to cure cancer.
23)

Where does the poet look for birds in "Birdwatching Ode"? (from Birdwatching Ode | Ode to the Yellow Bird | Ode to Laziness | Ode to a Watch at Night)

The desert.
The park.
The forest.
The shore.
24)

In "The Lion," what is wrong with the lion's claws? (from Bestiary | Autumn Testament | House | The Lion)

They are broken.
They are missing.
They are idle.
They are cursed.
25)

Where does God in "A Soldier Sleeps" say the soldier is from? (from They Come For the Islands (1493) | A Soldier Sleeps | Discoverers of Chile | The Magellan Heart)

The sea.
Europe.
The mountains.
The flames.
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