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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mademoiselle Chanel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the 10th Chasseurs?
(a) A group of nineteenth century painters and poets.
(b) A regiment of aristocratic gentlemen.
(c) A travelling group of performers.
(d) A nickname for the royal family.

2. What was Chanel's sister's name?
(a) Hélène.
(b) Danielle.
(c) Julia.
(d) Bernadette.

3. What is said to have shaped the world in which Chanel spent her childhood?
(a) Her mother's poor mental health.
(b) Abject poverty.
(c) The disruption of family life.
(d) The war.

4. What made Chanel memorable to everyone she met?
(a) Her strange dress-sense.
(b) Her vibrancy.
(c) Her constant laughter.
(d) Her booming voice.

5. To what school of artists did Chanel remain as a friend in the 1930s?
(a) The cubists.
(b) The surrealists.
(c) The impressionists.
(d) The dadaists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What influenced the design of men's clothes when Chanel was growing up?

2. What major event occurred in 1914 which affected Chanel's work?

3. Which of the following is not described as an experience of Chanel's childhood?

4. What did an American photographer have Chanel pose under for a photo?

5. Which of the following was not described as a popular fashion at the end of the 1800s?

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