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Cain - Quiz
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  • 1. Who was Cain's brother?
A) Abel
B) Noah
C) Seth
D) Enoch
  • 2. Which book of the Bible mentions Cain and Abel?
A) Numbers
B) Genesis
C) Leviticus
D) Exodus
  • 3. What did God place on Cain after he killed Abel?
A) A curse
B) A crown
C) A shield
D) A mark
  • 4. What land did Cain settle in after his punishment?
A) Land of Cush
B) Land of Nod
C) Land of Midian
D) Land of Canaan
  • 5. Who was Cain's father?
A) Seth
B) Adam
C) Enoch
D) Noah
  • 6. Which son was born after Abel's death?
A) Methuselah
B) Enoch
C) Cain II
D) Seth
  • 7. How did God respond to Cain's offering?
A) He rejected it
B) He blessed it
C) He ignored it
D) He accepted it
  • 8. What was the lineage of Cain known for?
A) Strength
B) Peace
C) Violence
D) Wisdom
  • 9. What did Cain say to God after the murder?
A) Am I my brother's keeper?
B) I am guilty
C) I did not mean to
D) Forgive me
  • 10. What was Cain's occupation according to the Book of Genesis?
A) Potter
B) Farmer
C) Shepherd
D) Hunter
  • 11. What was the reason for Cain's anger towards God?
A) Abel took more land from him
B) God favored Abel's offering over his own
C) God cursed him directly
D) God did not speak to him
  • 12. Who was the first son of Cain?
A) Lamech
B) Mehujael
C) Irad
D) Enoch
  • 13. What does the 'mark of Cain' signify?
A) An indication of divine disfavor.
B) A protection so that no one could enact vengeance on him.
C) A symbol of his guilt and shame.
D) A sign of his cursed lineage.
  • 14. What did Cain fetch for his mother according to the Life of Adam and Eve?
A) Fruits from an orchard.
B) Water from a well.
C) A reed (qaneh).
D) Firewood.
  • 15. In Charles Godfrey Leland's book, what celestial body is Cain associated with?
A) Venus.
B) The moon.
C) Mars.
D) The sun.
  • 16. Which early Christian commentator agreed that Cain was the son of the devil?
A) Jerome.
B) Origen.
C) Augustine.
D) Tertullian.
  • 17. Who is Abel cognate with in Mandaean scriptures?
A) Moses.
B) The angelic soteriological figure Hibil Ziwa.
C) John the Baptist.
D) Elijah.
  • 18. What does God send Cain as a sign in the Islamic narrative?
A) A vision of Abel's death.
B) A crow searching in the ground.
C) An angel with a message.
D) A storm to cleanse his soul.
  • 19. What did God make grow on Cain's head after he murdered his brother, according to Talmudic tradition?
A) Fur.
B) Wings.
C) A horn.
D) Talons.
  • 20. At what age did Cain murder his brother according to Pseudo-Philo?
A) 25 years old.
B) 20 years old.
C) 30 years old.
D) 15 years old.
  • 21. Which author wrote the poem 'La Conscience' that tells of Cain and his family fleeing from God's wrath?
A) Victor Hugo
B) Charles Baudelaire
C) Gérard de Nerval
D) Alfred de Musset
  • 22. Which band's song 'Chapter Four' tells the story of Cain and Abel from Cain's perspective?
A) Slayer
B) Avenged Sevenfold
C) Iron Maiden
D) Metallica
  • 23. In which TV series is a 'Mark of Cain' featured?
A) Supernatural
B) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
C) The X-Files
D) Charmed
  • 24. According to one theory, what does the name 'Cain' connect to in Hebrew?
A) An ancient city.
B) A celestial body.
C) The verb 'kana', meaning 'to get'.
D) A type of plant.
  • 25. What desire involving women is mentioned in ancient exegetes' interpretations of Cain and Abel's story?
A) An ambition to rule over women.
B) A quest to find a lost sister.
C) A desire to marry their own sisters.
D) A desire for the most beautiful woman, Aclima.
  • 26. Which ancient city might correspond with the city built by Cain's descendants according to some commentators?
A) Eridu.
B) Jericho.
C) Babylon.
D) Nineveh.
  • 27. Which country music group's song uses Cain and Abel as a metaphor for the struggle between good and evil?
A) 4 Runner
B) Travis Tritt
C) The Eagles
D) Alabama
  • 28. According to Gnostic exposition, who seduced Eve in the Apocryphon of John?
A) David.
B) Yaldabaoth.
C) Moses.
D) Solomon.
  • 29. What is the name of Cain in Islamic tradition?
A) Iblis.
B) Adam.
C) Qabil.
D) Hawwa.
  • 30. Who did Nachmanides suggest Cain's name presaged his role with?
A) Mastery, power, and sin.
B) Compassion and leadership.
C) Wisdom and peace.
D) Creation and innovation.
  • 31. In which role-playing game are vampires referred to as 'Cainites'?
A) Pathfinder
B) World of Warcraft
C) Vampire: the Masquerade
D) Dungeons & Dragons
  • 32. Who dramatized the story of Cain in a play titled 'Cain' (1821)?
A) John Keats
B) Mary Shelley
C) Percy Bysshe Shelley
D) Lord Byron
  • 33. In which Old English classic poem are Grendel and his mother said to be descended from Cain?
A) Piers Plowman
B) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
C) Beowulf
D) The Canterbury Tales
  • 34. Cain is described as the forefather of which groups?
A) Merchants and traders.
B) Scholars and philosophers.
C) Fishermen and sailors.
D) Tent-dwelling pastoralists, lyre and pipe players, and bronze and iron smiths.
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