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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 intricately decorated.
(d) It was considered inappropriate for a man of his age.

2. Why did Sam Goldwyn want to use Chanel's fashions in his films?
(a) To create a timeless look for his films.
(b) To attract women to the cinema.
(c) To help Chanel out when business was bad.
(d) To capitalize on Chanel's fame.

3. Who arranged a job for Chanel at a shop?
(a) A former teacher.
(b) A local merchant.
(c) Her canonesses.
(d) Her uncle.

4. 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.

5. Where did Chanel's nickname, Coco, come from?
(a) Her tendency to wear brown.
(b) Her love for chocolate.
(c) From the sound of her laughter.
(d) Songs she sang in the theatre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Chanel different from the other girls at the novitiate?

2. What did Le Mode magazine begin to do which helped Chanel's career?

3. Who was the first of Chanel's family to work as a peddler?

4. After hats, what did Chanel turn her attention to designing?

5. Who was George Clemenceau?

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