Drove a tent peg through the temple of general Sisera.

• A. Deborah
• B. Jael
• C. Ruth
• D. Judith

Answer: (B)

This question tests your recall of the woman who killed Sisera by driving a tent peg through his temple. In Judges 4, after Deborah and Barak lead Israel to victory over the Canaanite forces, Sisera flees to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. Jael welcomes him and, while he sleeps, drives a tent peg through his temple, killing him and bringing final deliverance to Israel. This act is notable in biblical narrative for reinforcing that deliverance came through a surprising, decisive action by Jael, not by a political leader alone. Deborah was a prophetess and judge who orchestrated the victory, while Ruth and Judith are from different stories/books. Jael is the one who performed the fatal deed.