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