Gabriela Mistral Quiz Questions and Answers

Gabriela Mistral was a Chilean poet, educator, diplomat, and feminist. Gabriela Mistral played an important role in the educational systems of Mexico and Chile, was active in cultural committees of the League of Nations, and was Chilean consul in Naples, Madrid, and Lisbon. She held honorary degrees from the Universities of Florence and Guatemala and was an honorary member of various cultural societies in Chile as well as in the United States, Spain, and Cuba. She taught Spanish literature in the United States at Columbia University, Middlebury College, Vassar College, and at the University of Puerto Rico.

Gabriela Mistral Quiz Questions

1. When did Gabriela Mistral win Nobel Prize for Literature?
a) 1945
b) 1941
c) 1935
d) 1968

2. What was Gabriela Mistral’s original name?
a) Mary Ann Evans
b) Amandine Dudevant
c) Lucila Godoy Alcayaga
d) Josephine O’Brien

3. When was Gabriela Mistral born?
a) 16 March 1879
b) 7 April 1889
c) 12 July 1884
d) 30 December 1890

4. Where was Gabriela Mistral born?
a) Santiago
b) Buenos Aires
c) Sao Paulo
d) Vicuna

5. When did Gabriela Mistral win a Chilean prize for Sonetos de la muerte?
a) 1902
b) 1914
c) 1908
d) 1906

Signature of Gabriela Mistral (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

6. Which poem deals with the tragedy of Gabriela Mistral’s love affair?
a) Te Anno
b) Tala
c) Dolor
d) Lagar

7. When was Lagar published?
a) 1916
b) 1928
c) 1936
d) 1954

8. When did Gabriela Mistral die?
a) 10 January 1957
b) 5 June 1984
c) 7 September 1977
d) 11 November 1969

9. Where did Gabriela Mistral die?
a) Venice
b) Hempstead
c) Lisbon
d) Genoa

10. Which of the following is true of Gabriela Mistral?
a) First woman to win Nobel Prize for Literature
b) First Asian to win Nobel Prize for Literature
c) First Latin American to win Nobel Prize for Literature
d) First European to win Nobel Prize for Literature