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  • 1. Who was David's enemy in the story?
A) Jonathan
B) Samuel
C) Goliath
D) Saul
  • 2. What instrument did David play?
A) Drum
B) Violin
C) Harp
D) Flute
  • 3. What was David's occupation before he became king?
A) Shepherd
B) Soldier
C) Fisherman
D) Farmer
  • 4. In which book of the Bible is the story of David and Goliath found?
A) 2 Samuel
B) Genesis
C) Exodus
D) 1 Samuel
  • 5. What were David's brothers' professions?
A) Shepherds
B) Soldiers
C) Merchants
D) Farmers
  • 6. Who anointed David as king?
A) Nathan
B) Saul
C) Samuel
D) Goliath
  • 7. What was Goliath's nationality?
A) Israelite
B) Philistine
C) Canaanite
D) Egyptian
  • 8. Who was David's king before he ascended to the throne?
A) Goliath
B) Saul
C) Jonathan
D) Samuel
  • 9. How did Goliath challenge the Israelites?
A) By siege
B) By ambush
C) Single combat
D) With a trap
  • 10. What did David use to kill Goliath?
A) His bare hands
B) A stone slung from a sling
C) A spear
D) A sword
  • 11. What did some modern scholars believe about the original slayer of Goliath?
A) Saul was the original slayer.
B) David killed Goliath without any doubt.
C) Elhanan, son of Jair, may have been the original slayer.
D) Goliath defeated David.
  • 12. Where did the confrontation between David and Goliath take place?
A) Bethlehem
B) Gath
C) Jerusalem
D) The Valley of Elah
  • 13. What did Saul offer to David before the battle with Goliath?
A) A chariot
B) A spear
C) His armor
D) A sword
  • 14. How many times a day did Goliath challenge the Israelites to send out a champion?
A) Every hour
B) Twice, morning and evening
C) Once a day
D) Three times a day
  • 15. What did David say about the battle being God's?
A) "We need more warriors."
B) "God saves not with sword and spear."
C) "The battle is God's, and he will give you into our hand."
D) "I will fight with my own strength."
  • 16. What did David do after killing Goliath?
A) He joined Saul's army as a general immediately.
B) He took the head to Jerusalem.
C) He fled from Israel.
D) He returned to his sheep.
  • 17. What did David decline when offered by Saul?
A) Food and water
B) Saul's armor
C) A sword
D) A horse
  • 18. According to 2 Samuel 21:19, who is said to have killed Goliath?
A) David
B) Saul
C) Abner
D) Elhanan, son of Jair
  • 19. What was the significance of David's victory over Goliath according to the narrative?
A) It led to immediate peace between Israel and Philistia.
B) It marked the beginning of David's reign as king.
C) It showed that Goliath was not a real threat.
D) It signified King Saul's unfitness to rule.
  • 20. What did David take from a brook before confronting Goliath?
A) A fish
B) Sticks to build a fire
C) Water for drinking
D) Five stones
  • 21. Where was Jerusalem when David took Goliath's head there, according to 1 Samuel 17:54?
A) Still a Jebusite stronghold
B) Under Philistine control
C) The capital of Saul
D) A major Israelite city
  • 22. What did David say about himself when he met King Saul?
A) "I seek revenge for my family."
B) "I am a Philistine warrior."
C) "I have come to take your throne."
D) "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite."
  • 23. What did David put in his tent after defeating Goliath?
A) His own weapons
B) A message to the Philistines
C) Gifts from Saul
D) Goliath's armor
  • 24. What was the outcome for the Philistines after Goliath fell?
A) They surrendered to David.
B) They celebrated their victory.
C) They fled and were pursued by the Israelites.
D) They regrouped and attacked again immediately.
  • 25. What did Saul send to bring David to him after Goliath's defeat?
A) A messenger with a letter
B) A group of soldiers
C) His own son
D) Abner
  • 26. What did David say God would do in his battle against Goliath?
A) "The Lord will deliver you into my hand."
B) "You are invincible, but I will try."
C) "I will defeat you with my strength alone."
D) "We need more warriors to help me."
  • 27. What did David use to hit Goliath?
A) Saul's sword
B) His bare hands
C) A stone from his sling
D) A javelin
  • 28. What term is used to describe Goliath as a 'man of the in-between'?
A) איש המלחמה (ish hamilchama)
B) גבור חיל (gibbor chayil)
C) שר העם (sar ha'am)
D) איש הביניים (ish ha-binyanim)
  • 29. From which culture does the armor described in 1 Samuel 17 appear to be borrowed?
A) Greek
B) Babylonian
C) Egyptian
D) Assyrian
  • 30. What weapon does the giant Ereuthalion wield in the Iliad?
A) A bronze spear
B) A silver sword
C) An iron club
D) A stone axe
  • 31. In both the story of David and Goliath and the tale of Nestor and Ereuthalion, what do the young heroes take from their defeated opponents?
A) The giant's horse
B) The giant's weapon
C) The giant's armor
D) The giant's chariot
  • 32. Where is the traditional home of Goliath located?
A) Hebron
B) Bethlehem
C) Jerusalem
D) Tell es-Safi
  • 33. Which university conducted extensive excavations at Tell es-Safi?
A) Bar-Ilan University
B) University of Haifa
C) Tel Aviv University
D) Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 34. Which similar name is attested in Carian inscriptions?
A) Uliat
B) David
C) Saul
D) Samson
  • 35. Who directed the excavation at Tell es-Safi?
A) Aren Maeir
B) Nahman Avigad
C) Eilat Mazar
D) Yigael Yadin
  • 36. What does Roger D. Woodard propose as the ancestral form of Goliath's name?
A) *Walwatta
B) *Saulas
C) *Davidas
D) *Samsonas
  • 37. What is the proposed original meaning of Goliath's name according to Woodard?
A) "Philistine Hero"
B) "King of Giants"
C) "Warrior King"
D) "Lion-man"
  • 38. In what other form does Goliath's name sometimes appear in English?
A) Goliah
B) Goliathon
C) Goliathe
D) Goliathus
  • 39. According to the Babylonian Talmud, who was Goliath's mother?
A) Michal
B) Ruth
C) Orpah
D) Abigail
  • 40. What relationship did Orpah have with Ruth according to the Talmudic tradition?
A) Niece
B) Cousin
C) Daughter
D) Sister-in-law, or full sister in some interpretations
  • 41. According to rabbi Abba bar Kahana, how much did Goliath's armor weigh?
A) 120 tons
B) 50 tons
C) 60 tons
D) 30 tons
  • 42. In Pseudo-Philo, how many stones did David pick up before fighting Goliath?
A) Five
B) Seven
C) Nine
D) Three
  • 43. What is the Arabic name for Goliath in the Quran?
A) Qarun
B) Dhul-Kifl
C) Jalut
D) Lut
  • 44. In which chapter of the Quran does Goliath appear?
A) Chapter 5
B) Chapter 10
C) Chapter 2
D) Chapter 7
  • 45. Which group do Muslim scholars most commonly associate with Goliath's origins?
A) The Midianites
B) The Edomites
C) The Moabites
D) The Amalekites
  • 46. Who wrote an essay explaining the secular use of 'David vs. Goliath'?
A) John Smith
B) Michael Johnson
C) Leonard Greenspoon
D) Sarah Thompson
  • 47. Which newspaper used the phrase 'David and Goliath' to describe Haye's fight with Nikolai Valuev?
A) The Times of India
B) The Guardian
C) Le Monde
D) The Washington Post
  • 48. In what context has the geopolitical conflict between the Philippines and China been likened to 'David and Goliath'?
A) South China Sea trade negotiations
B) Tourism development plans
C) Maritime boundary agreements
D) Spratly Islands dispute
  • 49. Which basketball player was nicknamed 'Goliath'?
A) Michael Jordan
B) Wilt Chamberlain
C) Kobe Bryant
D) LeBron James
  • 50. Who portrayed Goliath in the TV series 'Greatest Heroes of the Bible'?
A) Brad Harris
B) Thurl Bailey
C) Luigi Montefiori
D) Ted Cassidy
  • 51. Which band recorded a humorous interpretation of the Goliath story in 1975?
A) Led Zeppelin
B) The Beatles
C) Kaveret
D) Queen
  • 52. Who played Goliath in the movie musical 'David and Goliath' released by Lightstone Studios?
A) Thurl Bailey
B) Ted Cassidy
C) Peter Lupus
D) Luigi Montefiori
  • 53. In which year did NBC air the series 'Kings' with a narrative loosely based on King David?
A) 1964
B) 2009
C) 1978
D) 1985
  • 54. What was Goliath portrayed as in the series 'Kings'?
A) A tank
B) A kaiju
C) An action superhero
D) A giant
  • 55. Which actor starred as Goliath in 'Goliath Against the Giants' (1960)?
A) Peter Lupus
B) Orson Welles
C) Brad Harris
D) Alan Steel
  • 56. What was the original Italian title of 'Goliath and the Sins of Babylon'?
A) David and Goliath (1960)
B) Daigoro vs. Goliath
C) Maciste
D) Hercules
  • 57. Which actor starred as Goliath in 'Goliath at the Conquest of Baghdad'?
A) Luigi Montefiori
B) Thurl Bailey
C) Peter Lupus
D) Brad Harris
  • 58. Which film had a narrative loosely based on King David but set in a modern-day United States?
A) One Smooth Stone
B) King David (1985)
C) Goliath vs. the Vampires
D) Kings
  • 59. Who starred as Goliath in 'Goliath and the Rebel Slave'?
A) Ted Cassidy
B) Orson Welles
C) Brad Harris
D) Gordon Scott
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