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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect did the plagues have on provincial villages?
(a) Villages began to collapse.
(b) The plagues had no lasting effect on provincial villages.
(c) Village communities became distrustful of outsiders.
(d) Village populations began to grow.

2. When did Chanel's parents marry?
(a) Two months before her birth.
(b) Never.
(c) Three years after her birth.
(d) A few months after her birth.

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

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

5. In which city was Chanel born?
(a) Saumur.
(b) Paris.
(c) Marseille.
(d) Rouen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Chanel's sister's name?

2. Who provided Chanel the finances to open her shop?

3. Which of the following events was not described as happening when Chanel was born?

4. What hobby did Chanel adopt after meeting Balsan?

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

(see the answer key)

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