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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would Chanel's family gather their harvest from?
(a) Fields.
(b) Farmed land.
(c) Groves.
(d) Riverbanks.

2. Who are described as the fashion setters at the end of the 1800s?
(a) Silent film stars.
(b) Bohemian artisans.
(c) Cavalrymen.
(d) Aristocratic ladies and gentlemen.

3. What did Chanel's frequent role as a mistress to married men make her yearn for?
(a) A life on her own.
(b) For marriage to be outlawed.
(c) The good sense to stay away from married men.
(d) A man to chose her above all others.

4. In what year did Chanel return to Paris fashion?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1954.

5. What happened when Chanel's parents marry?
(a) Chanel's parents became eligible for an inheritance.
(b) Chanel went to live with them in Paris.
(c) Albert Chanel officially became her father.
(d) Chanel's parents did not marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. During her time at the chateau, to what did Chanel apply her charms and style?

2. Which of the following was not described as a popular fashion at the end of the 1800s?

3. In the foreword, how is Chanel's work ethic described upon her return to Paris after her exile?

4. What was Chanel's father's name?

5. What does biographer Edmonde Charles-Roux say Chanel tried to conceal her entire life?

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