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PROS APAIDEUTON GYNAIKA..

by Sappho.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What central fate does Sappho predict for the uneducated woman addressed in "Pros Apaideuton Gynaika"?

Q02of 10

The phrase "roses from Pieria" functions primarily as an image of:

Q03of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of the poem's opening address to the uneducated woman?

Q04of 10

In the line referencing "Aïda domois" (the house of Hades), the speaker emphasizes:

Q05of 10

The poem's concluding appeal to "chely" (the lyre) and Calliope serves primarily to:

Q06of 10

What structural feature distinguishes this poem from a typical single-fragment Sappho lyric?

Q07of 10

Calliope, named in the poem's final line, is the Muse associated with:

Q08of 10

The word "apaideuton" in the poem's Greek title most directly means:

Q09of 10

Which literary technique is most prominently at work when Sappho tells the woman "no one will look upon you" among the dead?

Q10of 10

In the second poem ("Ê Parthenia Ê Lipousa"), Hesperos — the evening star — is praised because he:

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