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Are you a fan of Octavio Paz's literary works? Do you want to test your knowledge on his life and masterpiece, The Labyrinth of Solitude? Then, this quiz is perfect for you! Get ready to dive into the world of Paz and discover how much you really know about this renowned Mexican writer.
What is the title of Octavio Paz's most famous work?
Sunstone
The Labyrinth of Solitude
In Light of India
The Other Voice
Which international literary prize did Octavio Paz win in 1993?
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
Booker Prize
Pulitzer Prize
Man Booker International Prize
Which literary movement was Octavio Paz associated with?
Romanticism
Realism
Postmodernism
Modernism
Octavio Paz served as Mexico's ambassador to which country in the 1970s?
France
Italy
Spain
Portugal
In which year did Octavio Paz publish his first collection of poems, Luna silvestre?
1933
1943
1953
1963
Octavio Paz was a founding member of which literary magazine?
The Paris Review
Plural
The New Yorker
Granta
Which Mexican president awarded Octavio Paz the National Prize for Arts and Sciences in Literature?
Luis Echeverría
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Enrique Peña Nieto
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
What was the title of Octavio Paz's first book-length essay?
The Labyrinth of Solitude
In Light of India
The Bow and the Lyre
The Other Voice
Octavio Paz was the editor of which Mexican newspaper from 1976 to 1982?
Excélsior
Reforma
El Universal
La Jornada
In which year was Octavio Paz appointed as a member of the Royal Spanish Academy?
1983
1986
1989
1992
What is the title of Octavio Paz's collection of essays on Mexican art and culture?
The Labyrinth of Solitude
Children of the Mire
The Other Mexico
Essays on Mexican Art
Which French literary award did Octavio Paz receive in 1984?
Prix Goncourt
Prix Médicis
Prix Renaudot
Prix Femina
Octavio Paz was a close friend and collaborator of which American poet?
T.S. Eliot
Wallace Stevens
Robert Frost
Ezra Pound
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