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Quiz: Ashurbanipal

  1. When did Ashurbanipal reign?

    • 668 to about 627 BC.
    • 559 to 530 BC.
    • 522 to 486 BC.
    • About 1279 to 1213 BC, 66 years.
    Answer

    668 to about 627 BC. — Reign: 668 to about 627 BC..

  2. What realm did Ashurbanipal rule?

    • The Neo Assyrian Empire, at its greatest extent.
    • The Achaemenid Persian Empire.
    • New Kingdom Egypt, at its greatest territorial extent.
    • An empire from Greece to India, divided after his death among his generals.
    Answer

    The Neo Assyrian Empire, at its greatest extent. — Realm: The Neo Assyrian Empire, at its greatest extent..

  3. What is Ashurbanipal known for?

    • The library at Nineveh and the lion hunt palace reliefs, now in the British Museum.
    • The capture of Babylon in 539 BC and the Cyrus Cylinder.
    • Atoms and the void as the explanation of all change, and an ethics of cheerfulness.
    • The poem On Nature, which reasons that what is cannot come from what is not, so change and plurality are illusion.
    Answer

    The library at Nineveh and the lion hunt palace reliefs, now in the British Museum. — Known for: The library at Nineveh and the lion hunt palace reliefs, now in the British Museum..

  4. True or false: King of Assyria from 668 to about 627 BC, the last great king of the Neo Assyrian Empire.

    • True
    • False
    Answer

    True — From the entry's summary.