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