Pettiness in Royal History

What is a common trait shared by both royals and commoners, according to the introduction?

• Quest for knowledge

• Love for pettiness

• Need for power

• Desire for wealth

How did King Gustavus Adolphus react to the birth of his daughter?

• He was angry

• He was disappointed

• He was indifferent

• He was thrilled

What was King George IV's method of retaliating against his wife Caroline?

• He divorced her

• He imprisoned her

• He publicly humiliated her

• He exiled her

What was Queen Victoria's reaction to Beatrice's engagement?

• She supported it

• She objected strongly

• She ignored it

• She celebrated

What did King James VI blame for the storm during his return from Scandinavia?

• Bad luck

• Pirates

• Witches

• Climate change

What unusual action did King Peter III take against a rat?

• He pardoned it

• He put it on trial

• He ignored it

• He befriended it

How did Catherine the Great come to power?

• By inheritance

• By removing her husband from power

• By foreign invasion

• By election

What was Xerxes the Great's reaction to the collapse of the Persian bridge?

• He ignored it

• He ordered the water to be whipped

• He punished the architect

• He rebuilt it

What did King Edward II do at his wedding that was considered petty?

• He ignored his bride

• He kissed Piers Gaveston

• He left the ceremony early

• He insulted the guests

How did Ramses II distinguish himself from his father?

• By building new monuments

• By taking credit for existing monuments

• By waging wars

• By changing the capital city