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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Chanel's parents marry?
(a) 1891.
(b) Her parents did not marry.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1875.

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

3. To Chanel, fashion was a craft that should be allowed to do what?
(a) Impress.
(b) Evolve for utility.
(c) Inspire.
(d) Speak for itself.

4. How did Boy Capel die?
(a) In an automobile accident.
(b) From tuberculosis.
(c) In a hotel fire.
(d) By a case of measles.

5. What kind of shop did Chanel open?
(a) A hosiery shop.
(b) A haberdashery.
(c) A dress shop.
(d) A millinery shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did World War II reach France in 1939?

2. Who was George Clemenceau?

3. What were the first of Chanel's designs to become popular?

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

5. In the city where Chanel was born, what was August known as?

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