1. Peter the Great of Russia ruled from 1682 to 1696. Both Peter and his wife, Catherine, had relationships outside of marriage; but Peter seemed to have a double standard. When he discovered his wife's cuckoldry, what action did he take? He had his wife's lover executed and his head placed in a jar of alcohol. She was forced to keep the jar in her bedroom. Peter divorced her and never again let her see her children She was forcibly ejected from the royal palace and was made to live as a commoner from that day forward His wife was charged with multiple crimes, convicted, and hanged in a public square while her lover watched.

2. When the Elector of Hanover became King George I of England in 1714, his wife (Princess Sophia of Celle) did not become Queen because she was found to have committed adultery. Which of these things was NOT true about their union? She was his first cousin She was executed and her body thrown in the Thames River George had two mistresses of his own She was locked in a castle for the next 32 years

3. The fourth Mughal Emperor, Jahangir, who ruled from 1605 to 1627 had quite an impressive harem. Of what was this harem comprised? 300 royal wives, 5,000 additional women, and 1,000 young men All unmarried women were considered "property of the Emperor" 1,000 royal wives and 2,000 additional women 40,000 slaves and captured women from rival tribes defeated in battle

4. Thomas Jefferson owned a large plantation and had many slaves. One of these slaves was his mistress for over twenty-five years. She eventually bore him as many as seven children - though historians haven't agreed on the exact number. What was this woman's name? Sally Hemings Beverly Ellis Martha Eaton Harriet Bray

5. The Thracians were a warrior people who lived in what is today Bulgaria, from 1300 to 500 B.C., when they were reduced to vassals by the Persians. Polygamy was common practice among Thracians; and when a man died his wives argued amongst themselves as to which one was his favorite - in order to win a particular privilege. For what honor were the competing? To be allowed to remain in the marital home To be killed and placed next to her husband in his tomb To collect all the deceased's worldly goods To sell the remaining wives into the service of an unmarried man of their choosing

6. Fernande Olivier lived for seven years (1904-1911) with a famous artist and wanted to marry him. But she was unable to locate her estranged husband to obtain the necessary divorce, and thus could not marry her beloved. Which giant of the art world was her intended? Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pablo Picasso Paul Gauguin Vincent van Gogh

7. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the builder of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, which opened in 1889, created a love nest at the peak of the structure so that he could carry on all of his personal trysts. The aerie is now open to all visitors, but how is it described on the plaque that adorns the site today? A place for Eiffel to reflect A storage room A personal office for Eiffel A lavatory

8. Cleopatra is one of the more famous rulers of the ancient world, and is a household name more than two thousand years after her death in 30 B.C. Which of these statements about her is FALSE? Though popularly thought to be Egyptian since that is the country she ruled, Cleopatra was actually Macedonian She was the daughter of Pharoah Ra II She married two of her brothers, and was also the mistress of both Julius Caesar AND Mark Antony She took her own life, allegedly by means of an asp

9. In ancient Greece, women counted their age from the date on which they were married. True False

10. The second wife of Prince Charles was one of the more famous mistresses of the 20th Century. After marrying Charles, she immediately took the title of The Duchess of Cornwall. By what other name do we know her? Kate Middleton Princess Diana Camilla Parker-Bowles Alice Keppel