Samson - Quiz

1. Who was Samson's father?

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

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

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

3. How did Delilah betray Samson?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where did Samson grow up?

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) A king
B) A prophet
C) A judge of the twelve tribes
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) Rama and Sita
D) Odysseus and Achilles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. How long did Samson judge Israel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) Journal of Modern Literature.
B) Cultural Analysis Journal.
C) Literary Studies Quarterly.
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) An endorsement of intermarriage as seen in the Book of Ruth.
C) An encouragement to marry within one's own community for prosperity.
D) A caution against marrying foreign women.

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

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

37. In which Austrian region is Samson an emblem?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) 2010
B) 2020
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) "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"
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) Delilah
B) The English monarchy
C) Milton himself
D) The Philistines

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

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

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

A) Operation Cast Lead
B) Operation Shimshon
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 16:30
B) Judges 15:12
C) Judges 14:6
D) Judges 13:5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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