Delilah
Delilah
  • 1. Who is Delilah known for her relationship with?
A) Samson
B) Solomon
C) Saul
D) King David
  • 2. In which book of the Bible is Delilah's story primarily found?
A) Exodus
B) Genesis
C) Judges
D) Ruth
  • 3. What was Delilah's nationality?
A) Canaanite
B) Israelite
C) Egyptian
D) Philistine
  • 4. After Samson's strength was gone, what was he forced to do?
A) Work as a soldier
B) Stay hidden
C) Build a temple
D) Grind grain in prison
  • 5. What did Samson's strength symbolize?
A) His status as a warrior
B) His covenant with God
C) His loyalty to Delilah
D) His lineage
  • 6. After Samson's betrayal, where was he imprisoned?
A) Jerusalem
B) Gaza
C) Bethlehem
D) Hebron
  • 7. How did Samson ultimately die?
A) In battle
B) By collapsing a temple on himself
C) From starvation
D) By execution
  • 8. What did the Philistines do to Samson after capturing him?
A) Made him a slave
B) Threw him in prison
C) Gouged out his eyes
D) Executed him immediately
  • 9. In which chapter of the Book of Judges is Delilah mentioned?
A) First
B) Twenty-third
C) Sixteenth
D) Tenth
  • 10. What did the lords of the Philistines offer Delilah as a bribe?
A) Land and property
B) 1100 silver coins
C) Political power
D) A large sum of gold
  • 11. What did Delilah use to bind Samson during her first attempt?
A) Silken ropes
B) Seven green withes
C) Iron chains
D) Leather straps
  • 12. Which of the following texts suggests that 'a man' or 'a barber' cut Samson's hair?
A) Variations of the Hebrew text
B) The Septuagint
C) The Latin Vulgate
D) The original Greek version
  • 13. How did Billy Graham interpret Samson's punishment?
A) As an act of mercy
B) As a test of faithfulness
C) As divine forgiveness
D) As reaping what one sows for succumbing to lust for Delilah
  • 14. What does the name 'Delilah' imply according to Jewish sages?
A) 'She dwindles'
B) 'The faithful wife'
C) 'The wise woman'
D) 'The strong one'
  • 15. Which Jewish text theorizes that Delilah was a Philistine and a prostitute?
A) Pseudo-Philo
B) The Talmud
C) The Midrash
D) The Torah
  • 16. Which work includes lyrics about cutting Samson's hair?
A) Regina Spektor's 'Samson'
B) Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah
C) Camille Saint-Saëns' Samson and Delilah
D) H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man
  • 17. According to some midrash, how did Delilah try to get Samson to reveal his secret?
A) With threats of violence
B) Through prayer and fasting
C) By offering him gifts
D) Using sex and harassment during their interactions
  • 18. Who wrote the libretto for George Frideric Handel's opera 'Samson'?
A) Ferdinand Lemaire
B) Cecil B. DeMille
C) Newburgh Hamilton
D) Carol Ann Duffy
  • 19. Which biblical character's mother is theorized by some medieval midrash to be Delilah?
A) Ruth
B) Micah from the narrative of Micah's Idol
C) Esther
D) Abigail
  • 20. How did Thomas Cajetan view Delilah's intentions towards Samson?
A) He believed she wanted to kill him
B) He suggested she never intended for him to be killed or wounded
C) He thought she was indifferent to his fate
D) He felt she wanted to marry him
  • 21. What is Delilah's name associated with in later interpretations?
A) Wisdom and knowledge
B) Heroic figures
C) Peace and harmony
D) Treacherous and voluptuous women
  • 22. In which work is Delilah's name used to connote deceit or betrayal?
A) The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
B) One Thousand and One Nights
C) H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man
D) George Frideric Handel's opera Samson
  • 23. Which actress played Delilah in the 1984 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Carol Ann Duffy
B) Elizabeth Hurley
C) Belinda Bauer
D) Hedy Lamarr
  • 24. Which work by H. G. Wells features Delilah as a name associated with betrayal?
A) Samson Agonistes
B) Samson and Delilah (1949)
C) Beach Music
D) The Invisible Man
  • 25. Who portrayed Delilah in the 1996 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Belinda Bauer
B) Elizabeth Hurley
C) Hedy Lamarr
D) Carol Ann Duffy
  • 26. How many Academy Awards did 'Samson and Delilah' (1949) win?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Five
D) One
  • 27. How do some late aggadah describe the sons of Samson and Delilah?
A) They were scholars and teachers
B) They were strong like their father
C) They were weak and frail
D) They were musicians
  • 28. Which poet included a poem from Delilah’s perspective in 'The World’s Wife'?
A) John Milton
B) H. G. Wells
C) Carol Ann Duffy
D) Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • 29. Who starred as Samson in the 1949 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille?
A) Hedy Lamarr
B) Belinda Bauer
C) Elizabeth Hurley
D) Victor Mature
  • 30. Who composed the opera 'Samson and Delilah' with a sympathetic portrayal of Delilah?
A) George Frideric Handel
B) Camille Saint-Saëns
C) Cecil B. DeMille
D) Regina Spektor
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