Samson

1. Who was Samson's father?

A) Manoah
B) Gideon
C) Joshua
D) David

2. What was the name of the Philistine woman who betrayed Samson?

A) Ruth
B) Esther
C) Delilah
D) Leah

3. How did Delilah betray Samson?

A) By poisoning him
B) By stealing his money
C) By cutting his hair
D) By lying to him

4. Where did Samson bring down the temple of the Philistine god Dagon?

A) Bethlehem
B) Jerusalem
C) Jericho
D) Gaza

5. Who appeared to Samson's mother to tell her about his birth?

A) A soldier
B) An angel
C) A prophet
D) A priest

6. What was Samson doing when he brought down the temple?

A) Praying
B) Singing
C) Pushing the pillars
D) Reading

7. What did Samson lose when his hair was cut off?

A) His voice
B) His strength
C) His memory
D) His sight

8. Where did Samson grow up?

A) Jerusalem
B) Zorah
C) Nazareth
D) Bethlehem

9. What was the condition of Samson's vow as a Nazirite?

A) Not to speak for a year
B) Not to cut his hair
C) To wear special robes
D) To fast once a week

10. What did Samson use to massacre a Philistine army?

A) An axe
B) A sword
C) A bow and arrows
D) A donkey's jawbone

11. What was Samson's role in ancient Israel?

A) A king
B) A priest
C) A prophet
D) A judge of the twelve tribes

12. Which Near Eastern folk hero archetype is Samson compared to?

A) Odysseus and Achilles
B) Gilgamesh and Enkidu, as well as Heracles
C) Rama and Sita
D) Thor and Loki

13. What vow did Samson take that included not cutting his hair?

A) Baptismal
B) Nazirite
C) Celibacy
D) Monastic

14. What was Manoah's lineage according to his descent?

A) Descended from the Ephraimites
B) Descended from the Danites
C) Descended from the Levites
D) Descended from the Reubenites

15. Where did Samson go to see the cities that led to his marriage?

A) Jerusalem
B) Hebron
C) Judah
D) Philistia

16. What did Samson do to the groomsmen when they solved his riddle?

A) Hosted a feast
B) Struck down thirty Philistines for their garments
C) Gave them gold coins
D) Offered them land

17. What does Samson say will happen if he is bound with new ropes?

A) He will lose his sight
B) He will break free immediately
C) He will gain more strength
D) He can be bound with them

18. How many people are estimated to be in the temple when Samson is summoned?

A) 3000
B) 1000
C) 5000
D) 200

19. How long did Samson judge Israel?

A) Thirty years
B) Twenty years
C) Fifteen years
D) Ten years

20. Where was the circular stone seal, which may depict Samson, discovered?

A) Hebron
B) Beth Shemesh
C) Jericho
D) Nazareth

21. What century is the seal depicting a long-haired man and a lion dated to?

A) 12th century BCE
B) 10th century BCE
C) 6th century BCE
D) 8th century BCE

22. What is the Hebrew word from which Samson's name is derived?

A) šemeš, meaning 'sun'
B) goliath, meaning 'giant'
C) bedan, meaning 'judge'
D) dagon, meaning 'god of grain'

23. According to Rabbinic literature, who is Samson identified with?

A) Jephthah
B) Ehud
C) Bedan
D) Gideon

24. Which literary work by John Milton discusses Samson's story?

A) Lycidas.
B) Comus.
C) Paradise Lost.
D) Samson Agonistes.

25. Which actress starred as Delilah in the 1949 film 'Samson and Delilah'?

A) Hedy Lamarr
B) Audrey Hepburn
C) Marilyn Monroe
D) Greta Garbo

26. When was the tradition of parading Samson first documented in Austria?

A) 1800
B) 1700
C) 1635
D) 1900

27. What does the 'Chosen People' represent in Milton's allegory?

A) The Puritans
B) The Philistines
C) The English Royalists
D) Milton himself

28. Who did some in the Talmudic period consider Samson to be, rather than a historical figure?

A) A purely mythological personage.
B) An angel sent by God.
C) A prophet.
D) A king of Israel.

29. Which Islamic scholar mentioned Samson in his exegesis by quoting Mujahid ibn Jabr?

A) Ibn Kathir
B) Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi
C) Ibn Abi Hatim
D) Al-Tabari

30. Who described Israel's alleged nuclear strategy in a book?

A) Meir Feinstein
B) Avner Cohen
C) Yitzhak Rabin
D) Seymour Hersh

31. Where was C. B. Rastrelli's statue of Samson placed in 1735?

A) Moscow Kremlin
B) Tsarskoye Selo
C) Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg
D) Hermitage Museum

32. Who co-authored 'Who's Who in the Bible: The Old Testament and the Apocrypha, The New Testament'?

A) Thomas Aquinas
B) Rashi
C) Joan Comay
D) Moses Maimonides

33. In what year did Lehi and Irgun plan a suicide operation named Operation Samson?

A) 1973
B) 1967
C) 1947
D) 1956

34. Where was Arata Takeda's article on suicide bombings published?

A) Journal of Modern Literature.
B) Literary Studies Quarterly.
C) Cultural Analysis Journal.
D) Contemporary Justice Review.

35. What caution does Elon Gilad suggest is present in the story of Samson?

A) An encouragement to marry within one's own community for prosperity.
B) An endorsement of intermarriage as seen in the Book of Ruth.
C) A caution against marrying foreign women.
D) A warning about the dangers of leadership without wisdom.

36. Which Islamic scholar interpreted Samson as one of the Prophets and messengers in Islam?

A) Ibn Kathir
B) Al-Tabari
C) Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Thalabi
D) Badr al-Din al-Ayni

37. In which Austrian region is Samson an emblem?

A) Carinthia
B) Tyrol
C) Vienna
D) Lungau, Salzburg

38. What complex is said by Noam Chomsky to afflict Israel?

A) A Pandora's box
B) A 'Samson complex'
C) An Achilles heel
D) A Trojan horse

39. Which militant group used the story of Samson's death for discussions about suicide attacks?

A) Lehi
B) Palmach
C) Irgun
D) Haganah

40. Which Israeli Air Force squadron is known as the Elephants Squadron?

A) 103 Squadron, operating C-130J Super Hercules.
B) Givati Brigade's Patrol Battalion.
C) Kfir Brigade's 92nd Infantry Battalion.
D) Shualey Shimshon Battalion.

41. What concept does Arata Takeda explore in his study of Western literature?

A) Suicide bombers.
B) Tragic lovers.
C) Heroic warriors.
D) Political leaders.

42. What is Delilah equated with by Caesarius of Arles?

A) An angel
B) Satan
C) A righteous woman
D) A prophetess

43. How many times did the Grateful Dead play 'Samson and Delilah' in live concerts?

A) 50 times
B) 500 times
C) Over 350 times
D) 100 times

44. What did the lion slain by Samson represent in Russian artwork?

A) Russia
B) France
C) Germany
D) Sweden

45. What is the Nisba (onomastics) of Samson as featured by Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi?

A) Dawud ibn Musa
B) Shamsun ibn Masuh
C) Samson ben Isaac
D) Nabi Shams

46. In what year was the Samson tradition entered into the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Austria?

A) 2020
B) 2010
C) 2005
D) 1999

47. What message did Meir Feinstein and Moshe Barazani write on the prison walls before their suicide attack?

A) "The Lord is my shepherd"
B) "Let my soul die with the Philistines"
C) "Mene! Mene! Tekel Upharsin!"
D) "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"

48. In John Milton's 'Samson Agonistes', who does Samson represent?

A) Delilah
B) Milton himself
C) The Philistines
D) The English monarchy

49. What common action did both Samson and Heracles perform?

A) Led an army into battle
B) Wrote significant religious texts
C) Slew a lion bare-handed
D) Built temples for their people

50. What was the codename used by Israel for a nuclear weapons plan during the Six-Day War?

A) Operation Shimshon
B) Operation Cast Lead
C) Operation Entebbe
D) Operation Desert Storm

51. What was the name of Samson's mother according to Talmudic sources?

A) Naomi
B) Leah
C) Hazzelelponi
D) Rachel

52. Which part of Judges does the reference to Samson's dying words come from?

A) Judges 16:30
B) Judges 15:12
C) Judges 13:5
D) Judges 14:6

53. Who does the oratorio 'Samson' by George Frideric Handel focus on?

A) The Philistines
B) Delilah
C) Milton
D) Samson's imprisonment

54. What proverb is associated with Samson's raids in Islamic literature?

A) "Strength of the faithful"
B) "Better than a thousand months"
C) "Victory through perseverance"
D) "Power beyond measure"

55. Who directed the 1949 film 'Samson and Delilah'?

A) Cecil B. DeMille
B) Alfred Hitchcock
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Martin Scorsese

56. Who criticized the transmitter Salamah ibn al-Fadl for narrating traditions without stating his sources?

A) Al-Dhahabi
B) Ibn Ishaq
C) Badr al-Din al-Ayni
D) Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Thalabi

57. What was the name of Samson's sister according to the Talmud?

A) Miriam
B) Nishyan or Nashyan
C) Deborah
D) Rahab

58. Which newspaper used Samson's expression to describe Russian nuclear strategy?

A) Middle East Eye
B) The New Arab
C) Asharq Al-Awsat
D) Al Jazeera

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