- 1. What is the nationality of the poet Sappho?
A) Persian
B) Greek
C) Roman
D) Egyptian
- 2. What island was Sappho from?
A) Lesbos
B) Sicily
C) Crete
D) Rhodes
- 3. What is the term often used to describe Sappho's poetry due to its focus on love and beauty?
A) Dramatic poetry
B) Epic poetry
C) Satirical poetry
D) Lyric poetry
- 4. Who famously described Sappho as the 'tenth Muse' in ancient Greece?
A) Plato
B) Sophocles
C) Aristotle
D) Euripides
- 5. What is the term used to describe the verse form often employed by Sappho in her poetry?
A) Haiku
B) Sapphic stanza
C) Villanelle
D) Sonnet
- 6. What is the name of the musical instrument often associated with Sappho?
A) Flute
B) Drum
C) Lyre
D) Harp
- 7. Sappho was known to teach and lead a group of women devoted to the cult of which goddess?
A) Artemis
B) Aphrodite
C) Athena
D) Hera
- 8. Who is often considered Sappho's most famous historical contemporary?
A) Virgil
B) Alcaeus
C) Plato
D) Homer
- 9. In which century did Sappho live?
A) 6th century BC
B) 1st century AD
C) 3rd century BC
D) 5th century BC
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