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