- 1. What is the nationality of the poet Sappho?
A) Egyptian
B) Roman
C) Greek
D) Persian
- 2. What island was Sappho from?
A) Rhodes
B) Crete
C) Lesbos
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) Lyric poetry
C) Epic poetry
D) Satirical 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) Drum
B) Flute
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) Athena
B) Hera
C) Artemis
D) Aphrodite
- 8. Who famously described Sappho as the 'tenth Muse' in ancient Greece?
A) Plato
B) Sophocles
C) Aristotle
D) Euripides
- 9. What is the term used to describe the verse form often employed by Sappho in her poetry?
A) Sonnet
B) Haiku
C) Villanelle
D) Sapphic stanza
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