On which day of the week was Samuel born?

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This question tests whether you rely on clues in the prompt to determine the answer. There isn’t any clue in the stem or the surrounding information that links Samuel to a specific weekday. So, from the information given, you can’t deduce which day he was born.

If the answer key marks Sunday as correct, that suggests the test designer is assuming some external knowledge or a specific tradition about Samuel’s birth that isn’t stated in the prompt. In practice, when you see this, check any referenced biblical passages or notes from your study material to see if a particular day is tied to Samuel there. When tackling similar items, always look for explicit clues in the stem and be aware that some questions rely on background reading rather than deduction from the prompt alone.