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