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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Chanel retreat in exile after her arrest?
(a) America.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

2. In addition to Adrienne, who did Chanel recruit to wear her fashions around town?
(a) Gabrielle Dorziat.
(b) Genevieve Vix.
(c) Her sister Antoinette.
(d) Suzanne d'Orlandi.

3. Where did Chanel's sales of dresses remain steady even when shop owners did not expect it?
(a) In America.
(b) In Russia.
(c) In England.
(d) In France.

4. What was fashion at the time of Chanel's birth said to have made women look?
(a) Like pillowcases.
(b) Like decorated cakes.
(c) Deformed and crippled.
(d) Like haystacks.

5. Where did Balsan allow Chanel to open up a millinery shop?
(a) In a department store.
(b) In his unused apartment.
(c) On the grounds of his chateau.
(d) On Rue Cambon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following Chanel's arrest, who intervened so that the charges against Chanel were dropped quickly?

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

3. What did Chanel hope to rid women's fashion of when she returned from her exile?

4. How old was Chanel when her mother died?

5. What influenced the design of men's clothes when Chanel was growing up?

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