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