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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Chanel feel about the place where she stayed after leaving the orphanage?
(a) Chanel felt at home.
(b) Chanel felt the need to escape.
(c) Chanel felt unwelcome.
(d) Chanel felt as if she was making a difference.

2. What was Chanel said to have become to "all the young lions of the age"?
(a) A darling.
(b) A trophy.
(c) A target.
(d) A distraction.

3. What kind of orphanage took in Chanel after she was abandoned?
(a) A private orphanage.
(b) A foreign orphanage.
(c) A city orphanage.
(d) A provincial orphanage.

4. In what year was Chanel born?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1883.
(d) 1864.

5. What hobby did Chanel adopt after meeting Balsan?
(a) Horseback riding.
(b) Photography.
(c) Dog breeding.
(d) Sewing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her twenties, in which artistic field did Chanel attempt to find success?

2. In what year did Chanel return to Paris fashion?

3. For what was Etienne Balsan famous?

4. When she was twenty years old, in what kind of establishment was Chanel offered a job?

5. What is described as one of Chanel's most scandalous affairs?

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