Samson

1. Who was Samson's father?

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

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

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

3. How did Delilah betray Samson?

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

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

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) Zorah
B) Bethlehem
C) Nazareth
D) Jerusalem

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. How long did Samson judge Israel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) 1947
B) 1967
C) 1973
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) A warning about the dangers of leadership without wisdom.
B) A caution against marrying foreign women.
C) An endorsement of intermarriage as seen in the Book of Ruth.
D) An encouragement to marry within one's own community for prosperity.

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

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

37. In which Austrian region is Samson an emblem?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) Rachel
C) Leah
D) Hazzelelponi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) Cecil B. DeMille
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Alfred Hitchcock
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) Rahab
C) Deborah
D) Nishyan or Nashyan

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

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

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