Samson - Quiz

1. Who was Samson's father?

A) Manoah
B) Joshua
C) Gideon
D) David

2. What was the name of the Philistine woman who betrayed Samson?

A) Delilah
B) Ruth
C) Esther
D) Leah

3. How did Delilah betray Samson?

A) By lying to him
B) By poisoning him
C) By stealing his money
D) By cutting his hair

4. Where did Samson bring down the temple of the Philistine god Dagon?

A) Jerusalem
B) Gaza
C) Jericho
D) Bethlehem

5. Who appeared to Samson's mother to tell her about his birth?

A) An angel
B) A soldier
C) A priest
D) A prophet

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 voice
B) His strength
C) His memory
D) His sight

8. Where did Samson grow up?

A) Jerusalem
B) Zorah
C) Nazareth
D) Bethlehem

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 donkey's jawbone
B) A bow and arrows
C) A sword
D) An axe

11. What was Samson's role in ancient Israel?

A) A prophet
B) A judge of the twelve tribes
C) A priest
D) A king

12. Which Near Eastern folk hero archetype is Samson compared to?

A) Odysseus and Achilles
B) Rama and Sita
C) Gilgamesh and Enkidu, as well as Heracles
D) Thor and Loki

13. What vow did Samson take that included not cutting his hair?

A) Baptismal
B) Celibacy
C) Monastic
D) Nazirite

14. What was Manoah's lineage according to his descent?

A) Descended from the Reubenites
B) Descended from the Levites
C) Descended from the Ephraimites
D) Descended from the Danites

15. Where did Samson go to see the cities that led to his marriage?

A) Judah
B) Hebron
C) Philistia
D) Jerusalem

16. What did Samson do to the groomsmen when they solved his riddle?

A) Offered them land
B) Hosted a feast
C) Gave them gold coins
D) Struck down thirty Philistines for their garments

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) 5000
B) 3000
C) 200
D) 1000

19. How long did Samson judge Israel?

A) Fifteen years
B) Thirty years
C) Twenty years
D) Ten years

20. Where was the circular stone seal, which may depict Samson, discovered?

A) Hebron
B) Jericho
C) Nazareth
D) Beth Shemesh

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) bedan, meaning 'judge'
C) šemeš, meaning 'sun'
D) dagon, meaning 'god of grain'

23. According to Rabbinic literature, who is Samson identified with?

A) Gideon
B) Bedan
C) Jephthah
D) Ehud

24. Which literary work by John Milton discusses Samson's story?

A) Lycidas.
B) Paradise Lost.
C) Comus.
D) Samson Agonistes.

25. Which actress starred as Delilah in the 1949 film 'Samson and Delilah'?

A) Audrey Hepburn
B) Greta Garbo
C) Hedy Lamarr
D) Marilyn Monroe

26. When was the tradition of parading Samson first documented in Austria?

A) 1700
B) 1900
C) 1635
D) 1800

27. What does the 'Chosen People' represent in Milton's allegory?

A) Milton himself
B) The Puritans
C) The English Royalists
D) The Philistines

28. Who did some in the Talmudic period consider Samson to be, rather than a historical figure?

A) A prophet.
B) A purely mythological personage.
C) A king of Israel.
D) An angel sent by God.

29. Which Islamic scholar mentioned Samson in his exegesis by quoting Mujahid ibn Jabr?

A) Ibn Kathir
B) Ibn Abi Hatim
C) Al-Tabari
D) Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi

30. Who described Israel's alleged nuclear strategy in a book?

A) Seymour Hersh
B) Yitzhak Rabin
C) Meir Feinstein
D) Avner Cohen

31. Where was C. B. Rastrelli's statue of Samson placed in 1735?

A) Hermitage Museum
B) Tsarskoye Selo
C) Moscow Kremlin
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) Moses Maimonides
C) Joan Comay
D) Thomas Aquinas

33. In what year did Lehi and Irgun plan a suicide operation named Operation Samson?

A) 1973
B) 1956
C) 1947
D) 1967

34. Where was Arata Takeda's article on suicide bombings published?

A) Contemporary Justice Review.
B) Journal of Modern Literature.
C) Literary Studies Quarterly.
D) Cultural Analysis Journal.

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) A warning about the dangers of leadership without wisdom.
D) An encouragement to marry within one's own community for prosperity.

36. Which Islamic scholar interpreted Samson as one of the Prophets and messengers in Islam?

A) Ibn Kathir
B) Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Thalabi
C) Badr al-Din al-Ayni
D) Al-Tabari

37. In which Austrian region is Samson an emblem?

A) Vienna
B) Lungau, Salzburg
C) Carinthia
D) Tyrol

38. What complex is said by Noam Chomsky to afflict Israel?

A) A 'Samson complex'
B) An Achilles heel
C) A Pandora's box
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) Irgun
D) Palmach

40. Which Israeli Air Force squadron is known as the Elephants Squadron?

A) Givati Brigade's Patrol Battalion.
B) 103 Squadron, operating C-130J Super Hercules.
C) Kfir Brigade's 92nd Infantry Battalion.
D) Shualey Shimshon 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) A prophetess
B) A righteous woman
C) Satan
D) An angel

43. How many times did the Grateful Dead play 'Samson and Delilah' in live concerts?

A) Over 350 times
B) 50 times
C) 500 times
D) 100 times

44. What did the lion slain by Samson represent in Russian artwork?

A) Sweden
B) France
C) Russia
D) Germany

45. What is the Nisba (onomastics) of Samson as featured by Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi?

A) Dawud ibn Musa
B) Nabi Shams
C) Shamsun ibn Masuh
D) Samson ben Isaac

46. In what year was the Samson tradition entered into the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Austria?

A) 2005
B) 1999
C) 2010
D) 2020

47. What message did Meir Feinstein and Moshe Barazani write on the prison walls before their suicide attack?

A) "Mene! Mene! Tekel Upharsin!"
B) "Let my soul die with the Philistines"
C) "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"
D) "The Lord is my shepherd"

48. In John Milton's 'Samson Agonistes', who does Samson represent?

A) The Philistines
B) Delilah
C) Milton himself
D) The English monarchy

49. What common action did both Samson and Heracles perform?

A) Slew a lion bare-handed
B) Led an army into battle
C) Wrote significant religious texts
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 Entebbe
B) Operation Shimshon
C) Operation Desert Storm
D) Operation Cast Lead

51. What was the name of Samson's mother according to Talmudic sources?

A) Naomi
B) Hazzelelponi
C) Leah
D) Rachel

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) "Strength of the faithful"
B) "Victory through perseverance"
C) "Better than a thousand months"
D) "Power beyond measure"

55. Who directed the 1949 film 'Samson and Delilah'?

A) Cecil B. DeMille
B) Martin Scorsese
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Alfred Hitchcock

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) Nishyan or Nashyan
B) Miriam
C) Deborah
D) Rahab

58. Which newspaper used Samson's expression to describe Russian nuclear strategy?

A) The New Arab
B) Middle East Eye
C) Asharq Al-Awsat
D) Al Jazeera

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