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