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David and Goliath - a quick quiz for fun
2 stars|11 comments|September 15, 2007|245 reads
 
I am teaching a series right now on the life of David. Next lesson is on David and Goliath. We all know that story, right? 

Here is a simple quiz. No trick questions.  Take it and see how you do.  According to the website, the average score is 64%

http://quiz.christiansunite.com/Famous_Stories/David_and_Goliath.shtml

 
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Kathy
Kathy
September 15, 2007
I made a 67 and just recently finished reading through 1 and 2 Samuel!  Don't tell my students!   :)
DarkRadiance
 DarkRadiance
September 15, 2007
78%. I always forget the right conversion ratio for cubits
Pastor_Ken_and_Aminata
 Pastor_Ken_and_Aminata
September 15, 2007
I got a 78%   I missed # 2& 4

Um I can make use of this site for my bible study.

Thanks for sharing.

Pastor Aminata
Suzanne Taylor
 Suzanne Taylor
September 15, 2007
Well, that was embarassing.  67% and I'll leave it at that.  Except for this:  Cubits??  C'mon! 
Voice in DC
 Voice in DC
September 15, 2007
Well, it looks like we all know the story pretty well. I will forgive the cubits thing. (Come on, don't you all measure in cubits? I know my mother does. She measures material that way - the length of a forearm.)  I think I will give this quiz to my class on Wednesday.
Normally Norm
 Normally Norm
September 15, 2007

The infamous 2&4.  4 is actually the one I want to look up. I'm sure the quiz and everyone who get #4 right has to be wrong.  Of course my initial reaction was that he brought the whole Phillistine army with him, but they wouldn't let me guess that.  So I had to go with a corner man, a cut man and an agent.  :)

BTW, I'll disagree with you slightly.  I think the stone question was a bit of a trick question.  At least the majority of the people who got it wrong will have gotten it wrong because they guessed the other number mentioned with regards to the stones in that story.

Normally Norm
 Normally Norm
September 15, 2007

BTW, the other reason I guessed as high as I did was because I thought I remembered hearing the reason David brought the extra stones was in case he had to fight Goliath's brothers.  Now having just reread the story, I see that there isn't even mention of Goliath's brothers in 1 Samuel 17.

Has anyone else heard this and know what/where to attribute the story to? 

Voice in DC
 Voice in DC
September 15, 2007
Norm, I agree with you that the stone question borders on a trick question...you have to read it carefully.

Goliath was actually a distant cousin of David...both descendents of Naomi.  Based on the historical records, Orpah (Ruth's sister - the one that stayed in Moab) had four sons. One of those sons had Goliath and at least one other son. This small family tended to be very large - similar, I assume to the time I rode on an airplane with the LA Lakers team.

The speculation of "the four extra rocks for Goliath's four brothers" is nothing more than speculation.  I suspect, IMHO, that five stones is what fit comfortably in David's hand. Like any of us who have been through training, you do what you have trained. He probably ALWAYS picked up five stones. If the stones were larger, they didn't fit in the sling. If they were smaller, they were not as lethal. Of course, I am speculating here, but I tend to think David was a fairly practical guy.
zachary snow
 zachary snow
September 15, 2007
i got an 89...the only question i missed was the one on height.
Dennis Howe
 Dennis Howe
September 16, 2007
67, and I did think I knew the story, but you know I'm learning I need to fine tune my understanding!
Voice in DC
 Voice in DC
September 16, 2007
You guys have all shown me how important it is just to review the story...which has helped me in prep for my class on Wednesday...it is hard to find something new in this story that every one knows.