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Delilah - Quiz
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  • 1. Who is Delilah known for her relationship with?
A) Saul
B) Samson
C) Solomon
D) King David
  • 2. In which book of the Bible is Delilah's story primarily found?
A) Genesis
B) Exodus
C) Ruth
D) Judges
  • 3. What was Delilah's nationality?
A) Canaanite
B) Philistine
C) Israelite
D) Egyptian
  • 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 status as a warrior
B) His covenant with God
C) His lineage
D) His loyalty to Delilah
  • 6. After Samson's betrayal, where was he imprisoned?
A) Bethlehem
B) Hebron
C) Jerusalem
D) Gaza
  • 7. How did Samson ultimately die?
A) By collapsing a temple on himself
B) In battle
C) By execution
D) From starvation
  • 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) Twenty-third
B) First
C) Sixteenth
D) Tenth
  • 10. What did the lords of the Philistines offer Delilah as a bribe?
A) 1100 silver coins
B) A large sum of gold
C) Political power
D) Land and property
  • 11. What did Delilah use to bind Samson during her first attempt?
A) Leather straps
B) Silken ropes
C) Iron chains
D) Seven green withes
  • 12. Which of the following texts suggests that 'a man' or 'a barber' cut Samson's hair?
A) The original Greek version
B) The Latin Vulgate
C) The Septuagint
D) Variations of the Hebrew text
  • 13. How did Billy Graham interpret Samson's punishment?
A) As reaping what one sows for succumbing to lust for Delilah
B) As an act of mercy
C) As divine forgiveness
D) As a test of faithfulness
  • 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 Torah
B) The Midrash
C) Pseudo-Philo
D) The Talmud
  • 16. Which work includes lyrics about cutting Samson's hair?
A) H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man
B) Camille Saint-Saëns' Samson and Delilah
C) Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah
D) Regina Spektor's 'Samson'
  • 17. According to some midrash, how did Delilah try to get Samson to reveal his secret?
A) By offering him gifts
B) Using sex and harassment during their interactions
C) With threats of violence
D) Through prayer and fasting
  • 18. Who wrote the libretto for George Frideric Handel's opera 'Samson'?
A) Ferdinand Lemaire
B) Carol Ann Duffy
C) Newburgh Hamilton
D) Cecil B. DeMille
  • 19. Which biblical character's mother is theorized by some medieval midrash to be Delilah?
A) Ruth
B) Esther
C) Micah from the narrative of Micah's Idol
D) Abigail
  • 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 suggested she never intended for him to be killed or wounded
D) He felt she wanted to marry him
  • 21. What is Delilah's name associated with in later interpretations?
A) Wisdom and knowledge
B) Treacherous and voluptuous women
C) Peace and harmony
D) Heroic figures
  • 22. In which work is Delilah's name used to connote deceit or betrayal?
A) H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man
B) George Frideric Handel's opera Samson
C) One Thousand and One Nights
D) The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • 23. Which actress played Delilah in the 1984 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Elizabeth Hurley
B) Carol Ann Duffy
C) Hedy Lamarr
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 Agonistes
D) Samson and Delilah (1949)
  • 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) Five
B) One
C) Three
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 scholars and teachers
C) They were weak and frail
D) They were musicians
  • 28. Which poet included a poem from Delilah’s perspective in 'The World’s Wife'?
A) Carol Ann Duffy
B) Andrew Lloyd Webber
C) John Milton
D) H. G. Wells
  • 29. Who starred as Samson in the 1949 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille?
A) Elizabeth Hurley
B) Hedy Lamarr
C) Victor Mature
D) Belinda Bauer
  • 30. Who composed the opera 'Samson and Delilah' with a sympathetic portrayal of Delilah?
A) Cecil B. DeMille
B) Camille Saint-Saëns
C) Regina Spektor
D) George Frideric Handel
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