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