Delilah - Quiz
Delilah
  • 1. Who is Delilah known for her relationship with?
A) Samson
B) Saul
C) King David
D) Solomon
  • 2. In which book of the Bible is Delilah's story primarily found?
A) Judges
B) Exodus
C) Ruth
D) Genesis
  • 3. What was Delilah's nationality?
A) Israelite
B) Egyptian
C) Philistine
D) Canaanite
  • 4. After Samson's strength was gone, what was he forced to do?
A) Work as a soldier
B) Stay hidden
C) Build a temple
D) Grind grain in prison
  • 5. What did Samson's strength symbolize?
A) His lineage
B) His status as a warrior
C) His loyalty to Delilah
D) His covenant with God
  • 6. After Samson's betrayal, where was he imprisoned?
A) Jerusalem
B) Bethlehem
C) Gaza
D) Hebron
  • 7. How did Samson ultimately die?
A) In battle
B) From starvation
C) By collapsing a temple on himself
D) By execution
  • 8. What did the Philistines do to Samson after capturing him?
A) Executed him immediately
B) Threw him in prison
C) Gouged out his eyes
D) Made him a slave
  • 9. In which chapter of the Book of Judges is Delilah mentioned?
A) Twenty-third
B) Tenth
C) Sixteenth
D) First
  • 10. What did the lords of the Philistines offer Delilah as a bribe?
A) 1100 silver coins
B) Land and property
C) Political power
D) A large sum of gold
  • 11. What did Delilah use to bind Samson during her first attempt?
A) Silken ropes
B) Seven green withes
C) Leather straps
D) Iron chains
  • 12. Which of the following texts suggests that 'a man' or 'a barber' cut Samson's hair?
A) The Septuagint
B) The original Greek version
C) The Latin Vulgate
D) Variations of the Hebrew text
  • 13. How did Billy Graham interpret Samson's punishment?
A) As divine forgiveness
B) As a test of faithfulness
C) As an act of mercy
D) As reaping what one sows for succumbing to lust for Delilah
  • 14. What does the name 'Delilah' imply according to Jewish sages?
A) 'The wise woman'
B) 'She dwindles'
C) 'The strong one'
D) 'The faithful wife'
  • 15. Which Jewish text theorizes that Delilah was a Philistine and a prostitute?
A) The Midrash
B) The Talmud
C) The Torah
D) Pseudo-Philo
  • 16. Which work includes lyrics about cutting Samson's hair?
A) Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah
B) Camille Saint-Saëns' Samson and Delilah
C) Regina Spektor's 'Samson'
D) H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man
  • 17. According to some midrash, how did Delilah try to get Samson to reveal his secret?
A) With threats of violence
B) By offering him gifts
C) Using sex and harassment during their interactions
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) Micah from the narrative of Micah's Idol
B) Abigail
C) Ruth
D) Esther
  • 20. How did Thomas Cajetan view Delilah's intentions towards Samson?
A) He believed she wanted to kill him
B) He suggested she never intended for him to be killed or wounded
C) He thought she was indifferent to his fate
D) He felt she wanted to marry him
  • 21. What is Delilah's name associated with in later interpretations?
A) Wisdom and knowledge
B) Heroic figures
C) Peace and harmony
D) Treacherous and voluptuous women
  • 22. In which work is Delilah's name used to connote deceit or betrayal?
A) H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man
B) The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
C) One Thousand and One Nights
D) George Frideric Handel's opera Samson
  • 23. Which actress played Delilah in the 1984 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Belinda Bauer
B) Elizabeth Hurley
C) Carol Ann Duffy
D) Hedy Lamarr
  • 24. Which work by H. G. Wells features Delilah as a name associated with betrayal?
A) The Invisible Man
B) Samson Agonistes
C) Beach Music
D) Samson and Delilah (1949)
  • 25. Who portrayed Delilah in the 1996 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Belinda Bauer
B) Hedy Lamarr
C) Elizabeth Hurley
D) Carol Ann Duffy
  • 26. How many Academy Awards did 'Samson and Delilah' (1949) win?
A) Five
B) Two
C) Three
D) One
  • 27. How do some late aggadah describe the sons of Samson and Delilah?
A) They were musicians
B) They were strong like their father
C) They were weak and frail
D) They were scholars and teachers
  • 28. Which poet included a poem from Delilah’s perspective in 'The World’s Wife'?
A) John Milton
B) Carol Ann Duffy
C) H. G. Wells
D) Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • 29. Who starred as Samson in the 1949 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille?
A) Elizabeth Hurley
B) Belinda Bauer
C) Victor Mature
D) Hedy Lamarr
  • 30. Who composed the opera 'Samson and Delilah' with a sympathetic portrayal of Delilah?
A) Camille Saint-Saëns
B) Cecil B. DeMille
C) Regina Spektor
D) George Frideric Handel
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