- 1. When was Ninevah sacked by the Medes?
A) 731 BC
B) 493 BC
C) 325 BC
D) 612 BC
- 2. Who led the Medes in the sack of Ninevah?
A) Cyaxares
B) Xerxes I
C) Darius the Great
D) Cyrus the Great
- 3. Which city in modern-day Iraq was Ninevah located near?
A) Erbil
B) Baghdad
C) Mosul
D) Basra
- 4. Which ancient civilization created the library at Ninevah?
A) Egyptians
B) Assyrians
C) Persians
D) Greeks
- 5. The fall of Ninevah is attributed to a coalition of which two powers?
A) Romans and Carthaginians
B) Persians and Greeks
C) Hittites and Egyptians
D) Medes and Babylonians
- 6. What river did the Medes and Babylonians use to access Ninevah?
A) Nile
B) Euphrates
C) Tigris
D) Jordan
- 7. In addition to the Medes and Babylonians, which other group is sometimes credited with the fall of Ninevah?
A) Sumerians
B) Scythians
C) Phoenicians
D) Celts
- 8. Who was the last Assyrian king to reign from Ninevah prior to its fall?
A) Shalmaneser V
B) Ashur-uballit II
C) Sennacherib
D) Tiglath-Pileser III
- 9. After the fall of Ninevah, who eventually conquered the Babylonians?
A) Romans
B) Greeks
C) Persians
D) Carthaginians
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