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Cain
  • 1. Who was Cain's brother?
A) Abel
B) Enoch
C) Seth
D) Noah
  • 2. Which book of the Bible mentions Cain and Abel?
A) Exodus
B) Leviticus
C) Numbers
D) Genesis
  • 3. What did God place on Cain after he killed Abel?
A) A shield
B) A crown
C) A mark
D) A curse
  • 4. What land did Cain settle in after his punishment?
A) Land of Cush
B) Land of Midian
C) Land of Nod
D) Land of Canaan
  • 5. Who was Cain's father?
A) Adam
B) Enoch
C) Noah
D) Seth
  • 6. Which son was born after Abel's death?
A) Cain II
B) Seth
C) Methuselah
D) Enoch
  • 7. How did God respond to Cain's offering?
A) He blessed it
B) He accepted it
C) He rejected it
D) He ignored it
  • 8. What was the lineage of Cain known for?
A) Wisdom
B) Strength
C) Peace
D) Violence
  • 9. What did Cain say to God after the murder?
A) Am I my brother's keeper?
B) I did not mean to
C) Forgive me
D) I am guilty
  • 10. What was Cain's occupation according to the Book of Genesis?
A) Farmer
B) Hunter
C) Shepherd
D) Potter
  • 11. What was the reason for Cain's anger towards God?
A) God did not speak to him
B) God favored Abel's offering over his own
C) God cursed him directly
D) Abel took more land from him
  • 12. Who was the first son of Cain?
A) Enoch
B) Mehujael
C) Irad
D) Lamech
  • 13. What does the 'mark of Cain' signify?
A) A protection so that no one could enact vengeance on him.
B) A sign of his cursed lineage.
C) A symbol of his guilt and shame.
D) An indication of divine disfavor.
  • 14. What is the name of Cain in Islamic tradition?
A) Iblis.
B) Qabil.
C) Hawwa.
D) Adam.
  • 15. What does God send Cain as a sign in the Islamic narrative?
A) A storm to cleanse his soul.
B) A vision of Abel's death.
C) An angel with a message.
D) A crow searching in the ground.
  • 16. According to one theory, what does the name 'Cain' connect to in Hebrew?
A) The verb 'kana', meaning 'to get'.
B) A type of plant.
C) An ancient city.
D) A celestial body.
  • 17. Who did Nachmanides suggest Cain's name presaged his role with?
A) Mastery, power, and sin.
B) Compassion and leadership.
C) Wisdom and peace.
D) Creation and innovation.
  • 18. What did Cain fetch for his mother according to the Life of Adam and Eve?
A) Fruits from an orchard.
B) Water from a well.
C) Firewood.
D) A reed (qaneh).
  • 19. Cain is described as the forefather of which groups?
A) Fishermen and sailors.
B) Tent-dwelling pastoralists, lyre and pipe players, and bronze and iron smiths.
C) Merchants and traders.
D) Scholars and philosophers.
  • 20. Which ancient city might correspond with the city built by Cain's descendants according to some commentators?
A) Nineveh.
B) Jericho.
C) Eridu.
D) Babylon.
  • 21. Which early Christian commentator agreed that Cain was the son of the devil?
A) Jerome.
B) Origen.
C) Tertullian.
D) Augustine.
  • 22. According to Gnostic exposition, who seduced Eve in the Apocryphon of John?
A) Solomon.
B) David.
C) Moses.
D) Yaldabaoth.
  • 23. At what age did Cain murder his brother according to Pseudo-Philo?
A) 30 years old.
B) 25 years old.
C) 15 years old.
D) 20 years old.
  • 24. What did God make grow on Cain's head after he murdered his brother, according to Talmudic tradition?
A) Wings.
B) Fur.
C) A horn.
D) Talons.
  • 25. Who is Abel cognate with in Mandaean scriptures?
A) Moses.
B) The angelic soteriological figure Hibil Ziwa.
C) Elijah.
D) John the Baptist.
  • 26. In Charles Godfrey Leland's book, what celestial body is Cain associated with?
A) Venus.
B) The moon.
C) Mars.
D) The sun.
  • 27. What desire involving women is mentioned in ancient exegetes' interpretations of Cain and Abel's story?
A) A desire to marry their own sisters.
B) A desire for the most beautiful woman, Aclima.
C) A quest to find a lost sister.
D) An ambition to rule over women.
  • 28. In which Old English classic poem are Grendel and his mother said to be descended from Cain?
A) Beowulf
B) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
C) Piers Plowman
D) The Canterbury Tales
  • 29. Who dramatized the story of Cain in a play titled 'Cain' (1821)?
A) Mary Shelley
B) Percy Bysshe Shelley
C) John Keats
D) Lord Byron
  • 30. Which author wrote the poem 'La Conscience' that tells of Cain and his family fleeing from God's wrath?
A) Victor Hugo
B) Charles Baudelaire
C) Gérard de Nerval
D) Alfred de Musset
  • 31. In which role-playing game are vampires referred to as 'Cainites'?
A) Pathfinder
B) World of Warcraft
C) Dungeons & Dragons
D) Vampire: the Masquerade
  • 32. Which country music group's song uses Cain and Abel as a metaphor for the struggle between good and evil?
A) 4 Runner
B) Travis Tritt
C) The Eagles
D) Alabama
  • 33. Which band's song 'Chapter Four' tells the story of Cain and Abel from Cain's perspective?
A) Avenged Sevenfold
B) Metallica
C) Iron Maiden
D) Slayer
  • 34. In which TV series is a 'Mark of Cain' featured?
A) Charmed
B) The X-Files
C) Supernatural
D) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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