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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The aristocrats and upper class of which country were served from Chanel's Biarritz shop?
(a) England.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Portugal.

2. Around the time Chanel was trying to break into the theatre, what performances were favored by the nouveau-riche?
(a) Operettas.
(b) Orchestral performances.
(c) Poetry readings.
(d) Mime.

3. What property did Chanel's great-grandfather rent?
(a) An inn.
(b) A plot of farm land.
(c) A store room.
(d) A hall.

4. Who did Chanel select to be the director of design for her new line of jewelry?
(a) Jacques Doucet.
(b) Pierre Reverdy.
(c) Comte Etienne de Beaumont.
(d) Jean Cocteau.

5. Who did Capel have make an elegant version of the simple lines Chanel always wore?
(a) A competing designer.
(b) An English tailor.
(c) One of his mistresses.
(d) Chanel herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city was Chanel born?

2. What inspired Chanel's black period?

3. What did Boy's transfer away from the front lines allow him to do?

4. Who eased the public into accepting the idea of mass-produced dresses by Chanel?

5. During Chanel's Russian Period, what did she incorporate into her fashions?

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