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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Around the time Chanel was trying to break into the theatre, what performances were favored by the nouveau-riche?
(a) Mime.
(b) Orchestral performances.
(c) Poetry readings.
(d) Operettas.

2. What did Chanel design to sell at Biarritz?
(a) Dresses.
(b) Two-piece bathing suits.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) Straw hats.

3. What did Chanel introduce to her collections in 1932?
(a) Jewelry made with real jewels.
(b) Designer sunglasses.
(c) Footwear.
(d) Rain jackets and umbrellas.

4. Simply put, for what did Chanel become famous?
(a) Her love life.
(b) Shocking the public.
(c) Simplicity.
(d) Being different.

5. What property did Chanel purchase in cash for her business?
(a) The Villa Larralde.
(b) The Chateau D'Aix.
(c) The Chalet Serena.
(d) The Domaine des Roches.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the city where Chanel was born, for how long had women's fashion gone unchanged?

2. Where did Balsan allow Chanel to open up a millinery shop?

3. Who lived nearby to Chanel's millinery shop?

4. Which of the following is not described as an experience of Chanel's childhood?

5. In her work, for what was Chanel said to have had an obsessive attention?

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