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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) Exodus
B) Ruth
C) Judges
D) Genesis
  • 3. What was Delilah's nationality?
A) Israelite
B) Canaanite
C) Egyptian
D) Philistine
  • 4. After Samson's strength was gone, what was he forced to do?
A) Work as a soldier
B) Build a temple
C) Stay hidden
D) Grind grain in prison
  • 5. What did Samson's strength symbolize?
A) His status as a warrior
B) His covenant with God
C) His loyalty to Delilah
D) His lineage
  • 6. After Samson's betrayal, where was he imprisoned?
A) Gaza
B) Hebron
C) Bethlehem
D) Jerusalem
  • 7. How did Samson ultimately die?
A) By collapsing a temple on himself
B) From starvation
C) By execution
D) In battle
  • 8. What did the Philistines do to Samson after capturing him?
A) Executed him immediately
B) Gouged out his eyes
C) Threw him in prison
D) Made him a slave
  • 9. In which chapter of the Book of Judges is Delilah mentioned?
A) First
B) Tenth
C) Sixteenth
D) Twenty-third
  • 10. What did the lords of the Philistines offer Delilah as a bribe?
A) 1100 silver coins
B) A large sum of gold
C) Land and property
D) Political power
  • 11. What did Delilah use to bind Samson during her first attempt?
A) Silken ropes
B) Leather straps
C) Seven green withes
D) Iron chains
  • 12. Which of the following texts suggests that 'a man' or 'a barber' cut Samson's hair?
A) The original Greek version
B) The Septuagint
C) Variations of the Hebrew text
D) The Latin Vulgate
  • 13. How did Billy Graham interpret Samson's punishment?
A) As a test of faithfulness
B) As divine forgiveness
C) As an act of mercy
D) As reaping what one sows for succumbing to lust for Delilah
  • 14. What does the name 'Delilah' imply according to Jewish sages?
A) 'She dwindles'
B) 'The wise woman'
C) 'The strong one'
D) 'The faithful wife'
  • 15. Which Jewish text theorizes that Delilah was a Philistine and a prostitute?
A) The Torah
B) The Midrash
C) The Talmud
D) Pseudo-Philo
  • 16. Which work includes lyrics about cutting Samson's hair?
A) Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah
B) Regina Spektor's 'Samson'
C) Camille Saint-Saëns' Samson and Delilah
D) H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man
  • 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) Cecil B. DeMille
C) Carol Ann Duffy
D) Ferdinand Lemaire
  • 19. Which biblical character's mother is theorized by some medieval midrash to be Delilah?
A) Ruth
B) Esther
C) Abigail
D) Micah from the narrative of Micah's Idol
  • 20. How did Thomas Cajetan view Delilah's intentions towards Samson?
A) He believed she wanted to kill him
B) He thought she was indifferent to his fate
C) He felt she wanted to marry 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) Heroic figures
B) Peace and harmony
C) Treacherous and voluptuous women
D) Wisdom and knowledge
  • 22. In which work is Delilah's name used to connote deceit or betrayal?
A) The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
B) H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man
C) George Frideric Handel's opera Samson
D) One Thousand and One Nights
  • 23. Which actress played Delilah in the 1984 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Hedy Lamarr
B) Carol Ann Duffy
C) Elizabeth Hurley
D) Belinda Bauer
  • 24. Which work by H. G. Wells features Delilah as a name associated with betrayal?
A) The Invisible Man
B) Beach Music
C) Samson and Delilah (1949)
D) Samson Agonistes
  • 25. Who portrayed Delilah in the 1996 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Hedy Lamarr
B) Carol Ann Duffy
C) Belinda Bauer
D) Elizabeth Hurley
  • 26. How many Academy Awards did 'Samson and Delilah' (1949) win?
A) One
B) Three
C) Five
D) Two
  • 27. How do some late aggadah describe the sons of Samson and Delilah?
A) They were weak and frail
B) They were musicians
C) They were scholars and teachers
D) They were strong like their father
  • 28. Which poet included a poem from Delilah’s perspective in 'The World’s Wife'?
A) H. G. Wells
B) Andrew Lloyd Webber
C) John Milton
D) Carol Ann Duffy
  • 29. Who starred as Samson in the 1949 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille?
A) Elizabeth Hurley
B) Victor Mature
C) Hedy Lamarr
D) Belinda Bauer
  • 30. Who composed the opera 'Samson and Delilah' with a sympathetic portrayal of Delilah?
A) George Frideric Handel
B) Regina Spektor
C) Cecil B. DeMille
D) Camille Saint-Saëns
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