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  • 1. Who was Samson's father?
A) Joshua
B) Manoah
C) Gideon
D) David
  • 2. What was the name of the Philistine woman who betrayed Samson?
A) Delilah
B) Esther
C) Ruth
D) Leah
  • 3. How did Delilah betray Samson?
A) By stealing his money
B) By cutting his hair
C) By lying to him
D) By poisoning him
  • 4. Where did Samson bring down the temple of the Philistine god Dagon?
A) Jericho
B) Gaza
C) Bethlehem
D) Jerusalem
  • 5. Who appeared to Samson's mother to tell her about his birth?
A) An angel
B) A prophet
C) A priest
D) A soldier
  • 6. What was Samson doing when he brought down the temple?
A) Singing
B) Reading
C) Pushing the pillars
D) Praying
  • 7. What did Samson lose when his hair was cut off?
A) His strength
B) His voice
C) His memory
D) His sight
  • 8. Where did Samson grow up?
A) Nazareth
B) Bethlehem
C) Jerusalem
D) Zorah
  • 9. What was the condition of Samson's vow as a Nazirite?
A) To fast once a week
B) Not to speak for a year
C) Not to cut his hair
D) To wear special robes
  • 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 priest
C) A prophet
D) A judge of the twelve tribes
  • 12. Which Near Eastern folk hero archetype is Samson compared to?
A) Rama and Sita
B) Thor and Loki
C) Gilgamesh and Enkidu, as well as Heracles
D) Odysseus and Achilles
  • 13. What vow did Samson take that included not cutting his hair?
A) Celibacy
B) Baptismal
C) Nazirite
D) Monastic
  • 14. What was Manoah's lineage according to his descent?
A) Descended from the Levites
B) Descended from the Ephraimites
C) Descended from the Danites
D) Descended from the Reubenites
  • 15. Where did Samson go to see the cities that led to his marriage?
A) Jerusalem
B) Philistia
C) Judah
D) Hebron
  • 16. What did Samson do to the groomsmen when they solved his riddle?
A) Struck down thirty Philistines for their garments
B) Gave them gold coins
C) Hosted a feast
D) Offered them land
  • 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) 200
B) 5000
C) 1000
D) 3000
  • 19. How long did Samson judge Israel?
A) Thirty years
B) Fifteen years
C) Ten years
D) Twenty years
  • 20. Where was the circular stone seal, which may depict Samson, discovered?
A) Jericho
B) Nazareth
C) Beth Shemesh
D) Hebron
  • 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) bedan, meaning 'judge'
B) šemeš, meaning 'sun'
C) goliath, meaning 'giant'
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) Paradise Lost.
B) Lycidas.
C) Comus.
D) Samson Agonistes.
  • 25. Which actress starred as Delilah in the 1949 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Hedy Lamarr
B) Audrey Hepburn
C) Marilyn Monroe
D) Greta Garbo
  • 26. When was the tradition of parading Samson first documented in Austria?
A) 1635
B) 1800
C) 1900
D) 1700
  • 27. What does the 'Chosen People' represent in Milton's allegory?
A) Milton himself
B) The Puritans
C) The Philistines
D) The English Royalists
  • 28. Who did some in the Talmudic period consider Samson to be, rather than a historical figure?
A) A king of Israel.
B) An angel sent by God.
C) A prophet.
D) A purely mythological personage.
  • 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 Kathir
D) Ibn Abi Hatim
  • 30. Who described Israel's alleged nuclear strategy in a book?
A) Seymour Hersh
B) Avner Cohen
C) Yitzhak Rabin
D) Meir Feinstein
  • 31. Where was C. B. Rastrelli's statue of Samson placed in 1735?
A) Moscow Kremlin
B) Tsarskoye Selo
C) Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg
D) Hermitage Museum
  • 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) Thomas Aquinas
D) Joan Comay
  • 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) 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) A warning about the dangers of leadership without wisdom.
B) A caution against marrying foreign women.
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) Al-Tabari
B) Ibn Kathir
C) Badr al-Din al-Ayni
D) Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Thalabi
  • 37. In which Austrian region is Samson an emblem?
A) Vienna
B) Lungau, Salzburg
C) Tyrol
D) Carinthia
  • 38. What complex is said by Noam Chomsky to afflict Israel?
A) A Trojan horse
B) A 'Samson complex'
C) An Achilles heel
D) A Pandora's box
  • 39. Which militant group used the story of Samson's death for discussions about suicide attacks?
A) Haganah
B) Irgun
C) Lehi
D) Palmach
  • 40. Which Israeli Air Force squadron is known as the Elephants Squadron?
A) Kfir Brigade's 92nd Infantry Battalion.
B) 103 Squadron, operating C-130J Super Hercules.
C) Shualey Shimshon Battalion.
D) Givati Brigade's Patrol Battalion.
  • 41. What concept does Arata Takeda explore in his study of Western literature?
A) Political leaders.
B) Suicide bombers.
C) Tragic lovers.
D) Heroic warriors.
  • 42. What is Delilah equated with by Caesarius of Arles?
A) A righteous woman
B) An angel
C) Satan
D) A prophetess
  • 43. How many times did the Grateful Dead play 'Samson and Delilah' in live concerts?
A) Over 350 times
B) 50 times
C) 100 times
D) 500 times
  • 44. What did the lion slain by Samson represent in Russian artwork?
A) Russia
B) Sweden
C) Germany
D) France
  • 45. What is the Nisba (onomastics) of Samson as featured by Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi?
A) Nabi Shams
B) Dawud ibn Musa
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) 1999
B) 2020
C) 2005
D) 2010
  • 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) The Philistines
B) The English monarchy
C) Delilah
D) Milton himself
  • 49. What common action did both Samson and Heracles perform?
A) Led an army into battle
B) Wrote significant religious texts
C) Slew a lion bare-handed
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 Desert Storm
B) Operation Shimshon
C) Operation Entebbe
D) Operation Cast Lead
  • 51. What was the name of Samson's mother according to Talmudic sources?
A) Rachel
B) Leah
C) Hazzelelponi
D) Naomi
  • 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 14:6
D) Judges 13:5
  • 53. Who does the oratorio 'Samson' by George Frideric Handel focus on?
A) Delilah
B) Milton
C) Samson's imprisonment
D) The Philistines
  • 54. What proverb is associated with Samson's raids in Islamic literature?
A) "Strength of the faithful"
B) "Power beyond measure"
C) "Victory through perseverance"
D) "Better than a thousand months"
  • 55. Who directed the 1949 film 'Samson and Delilah'?
A) Martin Scorsese
B) Alfred Hitchcock
C) Cecil B. DeMille
D) Steven Spielberg
  • 56. Who criticized the transmitter Salamah ibn al-Fadl for narrating traditions without stating his sources?
A) Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Thalabi
B) Al-Dhahabi
C) Badr al-Din al-Ayni
D) Ibn Ishaq
  • 57. What was the name of Samson's sister according to the Talmud?
A) Deborah
B) Nishyan or Nashyan
C) Rahab
D) Miriam
  • 58. Which newspaper used Samson's expression to describe Russian nuclear strategy?
A) The New Arab
B) Asharq Al-Awsat
C) Middle East Eye
D) Al Jazeera
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