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Cain
  • 1. Who was Cain's brother?
A) Noah
B) Seth
C) Enoch
D) Abel
  • 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 mark
B) A curse
C) A shield
D) A crown
  • 4. What land did Cain settle in after his punishment?
A) Land of Nod
B) Land of Canaan
C) Land of Midian
D) Land of Cush
  • 5. Who was Cain's father?
A) Noah
B) Enoch
C) Seth
D) Adam
  • 6. Which son was born after Abel's death?
A) Methuselah
B) Cain II
C) Enoch
D) Seth
  • 7. How did God respond to Cain's offering?
A) He rejected it
B) He blessed it
C) He ignored it
D) He accepted it
  • 8. What was the lineage of Cain known for?
A) Peace
B) Strength
C) Wisdom
D) Violence
  • 9. What did Cain say to God after the murder?
A) I am guilty
B) Am I my brother's keeper?
C) Forgive me
D) I did not mean to
  • 10. What was Cain's occupation according to the Book of Genesis?
A) Farmer
B) Potter
C) Shepherd
D) Hunter
  • 11. What was the reason for Cain's anger towards God?
A) God cursed him directly
B) Abel took more land from him
C) God did not speak to him
D) God favored Abel's offering over his own
  • 12. Who was the first son of Cain?
A) Irad
B) Lamech
C) Mehujael
D) Enoch
  • 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 did Cain fetch for his mother according to the Life of Adam and Eve?
A) Water from a well.
B) A reed (qaneh).
C) Fruits from an orchard.
D) Firewood.
  • 15. In Charles Godfrey Leland's book, what celestial body is Cain associated with?
A) Venus.
B) The sun.
C) The moon.
D) Mars.
  • 16. Which early Christian commentator agreed that Cain was the son of the devil?
A) Jerome.
B) Tertullian.
C) Origen.
D) Augustine.
  • 17. Who is Abel cognate with in Mandaean scriptures?
A) The angelic soteriological figure Hibil Ziwa.
B) Elijah.
C) John the Baptist.
D) Moses.
  • 18. What does God send Cain as a sign in the Islamic narrative?
A) A vision of Abel's death.
B) An angel with a message.
C) A storm to cleanse his soul.
D) A crow searching in the ground.
  • 19. What did God make grow on Cain's head after he murdered his brother, according to Talmudic tradition?
A) Wings.
B) Talons.
C) Fur.
D) A horn.
  • 20. At what age did Cain murder his brother according to Pseudo-Philo?
A) 25 years old.
B) 15 years old.
C) 30 years old.
D) 20 years old.
  • 21. Which author wrote the poem 'La Conscience' that tells of Cain and his family fleeing from God's wrath?
A) Gérard de Nerval
B) Victor Hugo
C) Charles Baudelaire
D) Alfred de Musset
  • 22. Which band's song 'Chapter Four' tells the story of Cain and Abel from Cain's perspective?
A) Avenged Sevenfold
B) Slayer
C) Metallica
D) Iron Maiden
  • 23. In which TV series is a 'Mark of Cain' featured?
A) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
B) Supernatural
C) The X-Files
D) Charmed
  • 24. 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.
  • 25. 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.
  • 26. Which ancient city might correspond with the city built by Cain's descendants according to some commentators?
A) Nineveh.
B) Babylon.
C) Jericho.
D) Eridu.
  • 27. Which country music group's song uses Cain and Abel as a metaphor for the struggle between good and evil?
A) The Eagles
B) Alabama
C) 4 Runner
D) Travis Tritt
  • 28. According to Gnostic exposition, who seduced Eve in the Apocryphon of John?
A) Yaldabaoth.
B) David.
C) Solomon.
D) Moses.
  • 29. What is the name of Cain in Islamic tradition?
A) Hawwa.
B) Adam.
C) Iblis.
D) Qabil.
  • 30. Who did Nachmanides suggest Cain's name presaged his role with?
A) Compassion and leadership.
B) Creation and innovation.
C) Mastery, power, and sin.
D) Wisdom and peace.
  • 31. In which role-playing game are vampires referred to as 'Cainites'?
A) World of Warcraft
B) Dungeons & Dragons
C) Vampire: the Masquerade
D) Pathfinder
  • 32. Who dramatized the story of Cain in a play titled 'Cain' (1821)?
A) Lord Byron
B) Mary Shelley
C) John Keats
D) Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • 33. In which Old English classic poem are Grendel and his mother said to be descended from Cain?
A) Piers Plowman
B) Beowulf
C) The Canterbury Tales
D) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
  • 34. Cain is described as the forefather of which groups?
A) Scholars and philosophers.
B) Tent-dwelling pastoralists, lyre and pipe players, and bronze and iron smiths.
C) Merchants and traders.
D) Fishermen and sailors.
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