Delilah
Delilah
  • 1. Who is Delilah known for her relationship with?
A) Saul
B) King David
C) Solomon
D) Samson
  • 2. In which book of the Bible is Delilah's story primarily found?
A) Judges
B) Genesis
C) Ruth
D) Exodus
  • 3. What was Delilah's nationality?
A) Philistine
B) Canaanite
C) Egyptian
D) Israelite
  • 4. After Samson's strength was gone, what was he forced to do?
A) Work as a soldier
B) Build a temple
C) Stay hidden
D) Grind grain in prison
  • 5. What did Samson's strength symbolize?
A) His lineage
B) His covenant with God
C) His loyalty to Delilah
D) His status as a warrior
  • 6. After Samson's betrayal, where was he imprisoned?
A) Bethlehem
B) Hebron
C) Jerusalem
D) Gaza
  • 7. How did Samson ultimately die?
A) From starvation
B) In battle
C) By collapsing a temple on himself
D) By execution
  • 8. What did the Philistines do to Samson after capturing him?
A) Executed him immediately
B) Made him a slave
C) Gouged out his eyes
D) Threw him in prison
  • 9. In which chapter of the Book of Judges is Delilah mentioned?
A) First
B) Tenth
C) Twenty-third
D) Sixteenth
  • 10. What did the lords of the Philistines offer Delilah as a bribe?
A) Political power
B) Land and property
C) 1100 silver coins
D) A large sum of gold
  • 11. What did Delilah use to bind Samson during her first attempt?
A) Silken ropes
B) Iron chains
C) Leather straps
D) Seven green withes
  • 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 original Greek version
C) The Septuagint
D) The Latin Vulgate
  • 13. What is Delilah's name associated with in later interpretations?
A) Peace and harmony
B) Heroic figures
C) Wisdom and knowledge
D) Treacherous and voluptuous women
  • 14. Which Jewish text theorizes that Delilah was a Philistine and a prostitute?
A) The Talmud
B) The Midrash
C) The Torah
D) Pseudo-Philo
  • 15. 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
  • 16. What does the name 'Delilah' imply according to Jewish sages?
A) 'The faithful wife'
B) 'She dwindles'
C) 'The wise woman'
D) 'The strong one'
  • 17. How do some late aggadah describe the sons of Samson and Delilah?
A) They were scholars and teachers
B) They were weak and frail
C) They were musicians
D) They were strong like their father
  • 18. 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
  • 19. 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 believed she wanted to kill him
C) He thought she was indifferent to his fate
D) He felt she wanted to marry him
  • 20. 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
  • 21. In which work is Delilah's name used to connote deceit or betrayal?
A) H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man
B) The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
C) George Frideric Handel's opera Samson
D) One Thousand and One Nights
  • 22. 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
  • 23. Who composed the opera 'Samson and Delilah' with a sympathetic portrayal of Delilah?
A) George Frideric Handel
B) Cecil B. DeMille
C) Regina Spektor
D) Camille Saint-Saëns
  • 24. How many Academy Awards did 'Samson and Delilah' (1949) win?
A) Five
B) Two
C) One
D) Three
  • 25. Who portrayed Delilah in the 1996 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Carol Ann Duffy
B) Elizabeth Hurley
C) Hedy Lamarr
D) Belinda Bauer
  • 26. Which actress played Delilah in the 1984 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Belinda Bauer
B) Elizabeth Hurley
C) Carol Ann Duffy
D) Hedy Lamarr
  • 27. Which work by H. G. Wells features Delilah as a name associated with betrayal?
A) Samson and Delilah (1949)
B) The Invisible Man
C) Samson Agonistes
D) Beach Music
  • 28. Who starred as Samson in the 1949 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille?
A) Victor Mature
B) Elizabeth Hurley
C) Belinda Bauer
D) Hedy Lamarr
  • 29. Which work includes lyrics about cutting Samson's hair?
A) Camille Saint-Saëns' Samson and Delilah
B) Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah
C) Regina Spektor's 'Samson'
D) H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man
  • 30. 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
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