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