- 1. What is the nationality of the poet Sappho?
A) Persian
B) Egyptian
C) Greek
D) Roman
- 2. What island was Sappho from?
A) Sicily
B) Lesbos
C) Rhodes
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) Satirical poetry
C) Lyric poetry
D) Epic poetry
- 4. Who famously described Sappho as the 'tenth Muse' in ancient Greece?
A) Euripides
B) Sophocles
C) Aristotle
D) Plato
- 5. What is the term used to describe the verse form often employed by Sappho in her poetry?
A) Sonnet
B) Villanelle
C) Haiku
D) Sapphic stanza
- 6. What is the name of the musical instrument often associated with Sappho?
A) Flute
B) Harp
C) Lyre
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) Virgil
B) Alcaeus
C) Plato
D) Homer
- 9. In which century did Sappho live?
A) 1st century AD
B) 6th century BC
C) 5th century BC
D) 3rd century BC
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