Delilah
Delilah
  • 1. Who is Delilah known for her relationship with?
A) Samson
B) King David
C) Saul
D) Solomon
  • 2. In which book of the Bible is Delilah's story primarily found?
A) Exodus
B) Judges
C) Ruth
D) Genesis
  • 3. What was Delilah's nationality?
A) Canaanite
B) Philistine
C) Israelite
D) Egyptian
  • 4. After Samson's strength was gone, what was he forced to do?
A) Build a temple
B) Work as a soldier
C) Grind grain in prison
D) Stay hidden
  • 5. What did Samson's strength symbolize?
A) His lineage
B) His loyalty to Delilah
C) His status as a warrior
D) His covenant with God
  • 6. After Samson's betrayal, where was he imprisoned?
A) Bethlehem
B) Gaza
C) Hebron
D) Jerusalem
  • 7. How did Samson ultimately die?
A) In battle
B) By execution
C) From starvation
D) By collapsing a temple on himself
  • 8. What did the Philistines do to Samson after capturing him?
A) Executed him immediately
B) Threw him in prison
C) Made him a slave
D) Gouged out his eyes
  • 9. In which chapter of the Book of Judges is Delilah mentioned?
A) First
B) Twenty-third
C) Tenth
D) Sixteenth
  • 10. What did the lords of the Philistines offer Delilah as a bribe?
A) A large sum of gold
B) Land and property
C) Political power
D) 1100 silver coins
  • 11. What did Delilah use to bind Samson during her first attempt?
A) Iron chains
B) Seven green withes
C) Silken ropes
D) Leather straps
  • 12. Which of the following texts suggests that 'a man' or 'a barber' cut Samson's hair?
A) The Septuagint
B) The Latin Vulgate
C) The original Greek version
D) Variations of the Hebrew text
  • 13. 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
  • 14. Which Jewish text theorizes that Delilah was a Philistine and a prostitute?
A) The Talmud
B) Pseudo-Philo
C) The Torah
D) The Midrash
  • 15. According to some midrash, how did Delilah try to get Samson to reveal his secret?
A) Through prayer and fasting
B) Using sex and harassment during their interactions
C) With threats of violence
D) By offering him gifts
  • 16. What does the name 'Delilah' imply according to Jewish sages?
A) 'She dwindles'
B) 'The strong one'
C) 'The wise woman'
D) 'The faithful wife'
  • 17. How do some late aggadah describe the sons of Samson and Delilah?
A) They were weak and frail
B) They were scholars and teachers
C) They were strong like their father
D) They were musicians
  • 18. Which biblical character's mother is theorized by some medieval midrash to be Delilah?
A) Esther
B) Ruth
C) Abigail
D) Micah from the narrative of Micah's Idol
  • 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 felt she wanted to marry him
C) He believed she wanted to kill him
D) He thought she was indifferent to his fate
  • 20. How did Billy Graham interpret Samson's punishment?
A) As divine forgiveness
B) As an act of mercy
C) As a test of faithfulness
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) George Frideric Handel's opera Samson
C) One Thousand and One Nights
D) The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • 22. 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
  • 23. Who composed the opera 'Samson and Delilah' with a sympathetic portrayal of Delilah?
A) Regina Spektor
B) George Frideric Handel
C) Cecil B. DeMille
D) Camille Saint-Saëns
  • 24. How many Academy Awards did 'Samson and Delilah' (1949) win?
A) Two
B) Five
C) One
D) Three
  • 25. Who portrayed Delilah in the 1996 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Belinda Bauer
B) Hedy Lamarr
C) Carol Ann Duffy
D) Elizabeth Hurley
  • 26. Which actress played Delilah in the 1984 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Belinda Bauer
B) Carol Ann Duffy
C) Hedy Lamarr
D) Elizabeth Hurley
  • 27. 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
  • 28. Who starred as Samson in the 1949 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille?
A) Victor Mature
B) Belinda Bauer
C) Elizabeth Hurley
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) Carol Ann Duffy
B) Cecil B. DeMille
C) Ferdinand Lemaire
D) Newburgh Hamilton
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