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Delilah
Contributed by: Blair
  • 1. Who is Delilah known for her relationship with?
A) Solomon
B) Samson
C) Saul
D) King David
  • 2. In which book of the Bible is Delilah's story primarily found?
A) Judges
B) Exodus
C) Genesis
D) Ruth
  • 3. What was Delilah's nationality?
A) Egyptian
B) Israelite
C) Philistine
D) Canaanite
  • 4. After Samson's strength was gone, what was he forced to do?
A) Build a temple
B) Grind grain in prison
C) Work as a soldier
D) Stay hidden
  • 5. What did Samson's strength symbolize?
A) His covenant with God
B) His lineage
C) His status as a warrior
D) His loyalty to Delilah
  • 6. After Samson's betrayal, where was he imprisoned?
A) Gaza
B) Jerusalem
C) Bethlehem
D) Hebron
  • 7. How did Samson ultimately die?
A) By execution
B) In battle
C) From starvation
D) By collapsing a temple on himself
  • 8. What did the Philistines do to Samson after capturing him?
A) Threw him in prison
B) Executed him immediately
C) Gouged out his eyes
D) Made him a slave
  • 9. In which chapter of the Book of Judges is Delilah mentioned?
A) Sixteenth
B) Twenty-third
C) First
D) Tenth
  • 10. What did the lords of the Philistines offer Delilah as a bribe?
A) Land and property
B) Political power
C) 1100 silver coins
D) A large sum of gold
  • 11. What did Delilah use to bind Samson during her first attempt?
A) Leather straps
B) Seven green withes
C) Iron chains
D) Silken ropes
  • 12. Which of the following texts suggests that 'a man' or 'a barber' cut Samson's hair?
A) The original Greek version
B) Variations of the Hebrew text
C) The Latin Vulgate
D) The Septuagint
  • 13. How did Billy Graham interpret Samson's punishment?
A) As divine forgiveness
B) As an act of mercy
C) As a test of faithfulness
D) As reaping what one sows for succumbing to lust for Delilah
  • 14. What does the name 'Delilah' imply according to Jewish sages?
A) 'The faithful wife'
B) 'The wise woman'
C) 'The strong one'
D) 'She dwindles'
  • 15. Which Jewish text theorizes that Delilah was a Philistine and a prostitute?
A) The Midrash
B) The Talmud
C) The Torah
D) Pseudo-Philo
  • 16. Which work includes lyrics about cutting Samson's hair?
A) H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man
B) Regina Spektor's 'Samson'
C) Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah
D) Camille Saint-Saëns' Samson and Delilah
  • 17. According to some midrash, how did Delilah try to get Samson to reveal his secret?
A) With threats of violence
B) By offering him gifts
C) Through prayer and fasting
D) Using sex and harassment during their interactions
  • 18. Who wrote the libretto for George Frideric Handel's opera 'Samson'?
A) Newburgh Hamilton
B) Ferdinand Lemaire
C) Cecil B. DeMille
D) Carol Ann Duffy
  • 19. Which biblical character's mother is theorized by some medieval midrash to be Delilah?
A) Abigail
B) Micah from the narrative of Micah's Idol
C) Ruth
D) Esther
  • 20. How did Thomas Cajetan view Delilah's intentions towards Samson?
A) He thought she was indifferent to his fate
B) He felt she wanted to marry him
C) He believed she wanted to kill him
D) He suggested she never intended for him to be killed or wounded
  • 21. What is Delilah's name associated with in later interpretations?
A) Treacherous and voluptuous women
B) Peace and harmony
C) Wisdom and knowledge
D) Heroic figures
  • 22. In which work is Delilah's name used to connote deceit or betrayal?
A) George Frideric Handel's opera Samson
B) The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
C) H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man
D) One Thousand and One Nights
  • 23. Which actress played Delilah in the 1984 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Belinda Bauer
B) Elizabeth Hurley
C) Hedy Lamarr
D) Carol Ann Duffy
  • 24. Which work by H. G. Wells features Delilah as a name associated with betrayal?
A) Beach Music
B) Samson Agonistes
C) The Invisible Man
D) Samson and Delilah (1949)
  • 25. Who portrayed Delilah in the 1996 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Hedy Lamarr
B) Elizabeth Hurley
C) Carol Ann Duffy
D) Belinda Bauer
  • 26. How many Academy Awards did 'Samson and Delilah' (1949) win?
A) Five
B) Three
C) One
D) Two
  • 27. How do some late aggadah describe the sons of Samson and Delilah?
A) They were strong like their father
B) They were musicians
C) They were weak and frail
D) They were scholars and teachers
  • 28. Which poet included a poem from Delilah’s perspective in 'The World’s Wife'?
A) Carol Ann Duffy
B) H. G. Wells
C) John Milton
D) Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • 29. Who starred as Samson in the 1949 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille?
A) Belinda Bauer
B) Hedy Lamarr
C) Victor Mature
D) Elizabeth Hurley
  • 30. Who composed the opera 'Samson and Delilah' with a sympathetic portrayal of Delilah?
A) Camille Saint-Saëns
B) Regina Spektor
C) George Frideric Handel
D) Cecil B. DeMille
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