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  • 1. Who was Samson's father?
A) Gideon
B) Joshua
C) David
D) Manoah
  • 2. What was the name of the Philistine woman who betrayed Samson?
A) Ruth
B) Leah
C) Delilah
D) Esther
  • 3. How did Delilah betray Samson?
A) By stealing his money
B) By lying to him
C) By cutting his hair
D) By poisoning him
  • 4. Where did Samson bring down the temple of the Philistine god Dagon?
A) Bethlehem
B) Gaza
C) Jericho
D) Jerusalem
  • 5. Who appeared to Samson's mother to tell her about his birth?
A) A soldier
B) A priest
C) A prophet
D) An angel
  • 6. What was Samson doing when he brought down the temple?
A) Praying
B) Reading
C) Singing
D) Pushing the pillars
  • 7. What did Samson lose when his hair was cut off?
A) His sight
B) His strength
C) His voice
D) His memory
  • 8. Where did Samson grow up?
A) Jerusalem
B) Bethlehem
C) Nazareth
D) Zorah
  • 9. What was the condition of Samson's vow as a Nazirite?
A) Not to cut his hair
B) To wear special robes
C) Not to speak for a year
D) To fast once a week
  • 10. What did Samson use to massacre a Philistine army?
A) A bow and arrows
B) A sword
C) An axe
D) A donkey's jawbone
  • 11. What was Samson's role in ancient Israel?
A) A prophet
B) A king
C) A judge of the twelve tribes
D) A priest
  • 12. Which Near Eastern folk hero archetype is Samson compared to?
A) Gilgamesh and Enkidu, as well as Heracles
B) Thor and Loki
C) Rama and Sita
D) Odysseus and Achilles
  • 13. What vow did Samson take that included not cutting his hair?
A) Monastic
B) Baptismal
C) Nazirite
D) Celibacy
  • 14. What was Manoah's lineage according to his descent?
A) Descended from the Reubenites
B) Descended from the Danites
C) Descended from the Levites
D) Descended from the Ephraimites
  • 15. Where did Samson go to see the cities that led to his marriage?
A) Hebron
B) Philistia
C) Jerusalem
D) Judah
  • 16. What did Samson do to the groomsmen when they solved his riddle?
A) Offered them land
B) Gave them gold coins
C) Struck down thirty Philistines for their garments
D) Hosted a feast
  • 17. What does Samson say will happen if he is bound with new ropes?
A) He will gain more strength
B) He will lose his sight
C) He will break free immediately
D) He can be bound with them
  • 18. How many people are estimated to be in the temple when Samson is summoned?
A) 1000
B) 200
C) 5000
D) 3000
  • 19. How long did Samson judge Israel?
A) Fifteen years
B) Ten years
C) Thirty years
D) Twenty years
  • 20. Where was the circular stone seal, which may depict Samson, discovered?
A) Nazareth
B) Beth Shemesh
C) Hebron
D) Jericho
  • 21. What century is the seal depicting a long-haired man and a lion dated to?
A) 6th century BCE
B) 8th century BCE
C) 10th century BCE
D) 12th century BCE
  • 22. What is the Hebrew word from which Samson's name is derived?
A) goliath, meaning 'giant'
B) dagon, meaning 'god of grain'
C) bedan, meaning 'judge'
D) šemeš, meaning 'sun'
  • 23. According to Rabbinic literature, who is Samson identified with?
A) Gideon
B) Ehud
C) Jephthah
D) Bedan
  • 24. Which literary work by John Milton discusses Samson's story?
A) Lycidas.
B) Samson Agonistes.
C) Paradise Lost.
D) Comus.
  • 25. Which actress starred as Delilah in the 1949 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Marilyn Monroe
B) Greta Garbo
C) Audrey Hepburn
D) Hedy Lamarr
  • 26. When was the tradition of parading Samson first documented in Austria?
A) 1900
B) 1635
C) 1700
D) 1800
  • 27. What does the 'Chosen People' represent in Milton's allegory?
A) The English Royalists
B) The Philistines
C) Milton himself
D) The Puritans
  • 28. Who did some in the Talmudic period consider Samson to be, rather than a historical figure?
A) A king of Israel.
B) A purely mythological personage.
C) A prophet.
D) An angel sent by God.
  • 29. Which Islamic scholar mentioned Samson in his exegesis by quoting Mujahid ibn Jabr?
A) Ibn Abi Hatim
B) Ibn Kathir
C) Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi
D) Al-Tabari
  • 30. Who described Israel's alleged nuclear strategy in a book?
A) Seymour Hersh
B) Avner Cohen
C) Meir Feinstein
D) Yitzhak Rabin
  • 31. Where was C. B. Rastrelli's statue of Samson placed in 1735?
A) Tsarskoye Selo
B) Hermitage Museum
C) Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg
D) Moscow Kremlin
  • 32. Who co-authored 'Who's Who in the Bible: The Old Testament and the Apocrypha, The New Testament'?
A) Joan Comay
B) Moses Maimonides
C) Rashi
D) Thomas Aquinas
  • 33. In what year did Lehi and Irgun plan a suicide operation named Operation Samson?
A) 1967
B) 1947
C) 1973
D) 1956
  • 34. Where was Arata Takeda's article on suicide bombings published?
A) Cultural Analysis Journal.
B) Journal of Modern Literature.
C) Contemporary Justice Review.
D) Literary Studies Quarterly.
  • 35. What caution does Elon Gilad suggest is present in the story of Samson?
A) An endorsement of intermarriage as seen in the Book of Ruth.
B) A caution against marrying foreign women.
C) An encouragement to marry within one's own community for prosperity.
D) A warning about the dangers of leadership without wisdom.
  • 36. Which Islamic scholar interpreted Samson as one of the Prophets and messengers in Islam?
A) Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Thalabi
B) Al-Tabari
C) Ibn Kathir
D) Badr al-Din al-Ayni
  • 37. In which Austrian region is Samson an emblem?
A) Carinthia
B) Lungau, Salzburg
C) Tyrol
D) Vienna
  • 38. What complex is said by Noam Chomsky to afflict Israel?
A) A Pandora's box
B) An Achilles heel
C) A 'Samson complex'
D) A Trojan horse
  • 39. Which militant group used the story of Samson's death for discussions about suicide attacks?
A) Lehi
B) Haganah
C) Palmach
D) Irgun
  • 40. Which Israeli Air Force squadron is known as the Elephants Squadron?
A) Shualey Shimshon Battalion.
B) 103 Squadron, operating C-130J Super Hercules.
C) Givati Brigade's Patrol Battalion.
D) Kfir Brigade's 92nd Infantry Battalion.
  • 41. What concept does Arata Takeda explore in his study of Western literature?
A) Heroic warriors.
B) Political leaders.
C) Suicide bombers.
D) Tragic lovers.
  • 42. What is Delilah equated with by Caesarius of Arles?
A) A prophetess
B) A righteous woman
C) An angel
D) Satan
  • 43. How many times did the Grateful Dead play 'Samson and Delilah' in live concerts?
A) Over 350 times
B) 500 times
C) 100 times
D) 50 times
  • 44. What did the lion slain by Samson represent in Russian artwork?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Sweden
D) Russia
  • 45. What is the Nisba (onomastics) of Samson as featured by Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi?
A) Samson ben Isaac
B) Nabi Shams
C) Dawud ibn Musa
D) Shamsun ibn Masuh
  • 46. In what year was the Samson tradition entered into the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Austria?
A) 2020
B) 2005
C) 2010
D) 1999
  • 47. What message did Meir Feinstein and Moshe Barazani write on the prison walls before their suicide attack?
A) "The Lord is my shepherd"
B) "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"
C) "Let my soul die with the Philistines"
D) "Mene! Mene! Tekel Upharsin!"
  • 48. In John Milton's 'Samson Agonistes', who does Samson represent?
A) Delilah
B) The Philistines
C) Milton himself
D) The English monarchy
  • 49. What common action did both Samson and Heracles perform?
A) Built temples for their people
B) Led an army into battle
C) Wrote significant religious texts
D) Slew a lion bare-handed
  • 50. What was the codename used by Israel for a nuclear weapons plan during the Six-Day War?
A) Operation Entebbe
B) Operation Desert Storm
C) Operation Shimshon
D) Operation Cast Lead
  • 51. What was the name of Samson's mother according to Talmudic sources?
A) Naomi
B) Hazzelelponi
C) Rachel
D) Leah
  • 52. Which part of Judges does the reference to Samson's dying words come from?
A) Judges 16:30
B) Judges 15:12
C) Judges 13:5
D) Judges 14:6
  • 53. Who does the oratorio 'Samson' by George Frideric Handel focus on?
A) Delilah
B) Samson's imprisonment
C) Milton
D) The Philistines
  • 54. What proverb is associated with Samson's raids in Islamic literature?
A) "Power beyond measure"
B) "Better than a thousand months"
C) "Strength of the faithful"
D) "Victory through perseverance"
  • 55. Who directed the 1949 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Alfred Hitchcock
B) Cecil B. DeMille
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Martin Scorsese
  • 56. Who criticized the transmitter Salamah ibn al-Fadl for narrating traditions without stating his sources?
A) Badr al-Din al-Ayni
B) Ibn Ishaq
C) Al-Dhahabi
D) Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Thalabi
  • 57. What was the name of Samson's sister according to the Talmud?
A) Nishyan or Nashyan
B) Rahab
C) Deborah
D) Miriam
  • 58. Which newspaper used Samson's expression to describe Russian nuclear strategy?
A) Al Jazeera
B) The New Arab
C) Asharq Al-Awsat
D) Middle East Eye
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