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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the first of Chanel's designs to become popular?
(a) Her sweaters.
(b) Her jewelry designs.
(c) Her hats.
(d) Her dresses.

2. What part of Chanel's life is explored in the book's Introduction?
(a) Her middle age.
(b) Her life just before her death.
(c) Her young adulthood.
(d) Her early childhood.

3. What was distinctive about Clemenceau's manner of dress?
(a) It was a combination of men's and women's clothing.
(b) It was a combination of finery and rumpled field clothes.
(c) It was considered inappropriate for a man of his age.
(d) It was intricately decorated.

4. In what year did Chanel's parents marry?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1875.
(c) Her parents did not marry.
(d) 1884.

5. At what age did Chanel meet Etienne Balsan?
(a) Twenty-seven.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which village did Chanel's family come?

2. Who was Emilienne d'Alecon?

3. Where did Chanel's nickname, Coco, come from?

4. Who did Chanel choose as her lover from the 10th Chasseurs?

5. What did Chanel style her first summer home after?

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