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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because of her inexperience in the fashion trade, what characterized Chanel's shop?
(a) A sense of looseness.
(b) Inconsistent business hours.
(c) Underpriced merchandise.
(d) Ill-fitting clothes.

2. 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.

3. What did an American photographer have Chanel pose under for a photo?
(a) War posters.
(b) The Eiffel Tower.
(c) A competitor's advertisement.
(d) A German flag.

4. How long did Adrienne Chanel wait to marry her lover?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Thirty years.

5. What was Chanel's signature scent developed during her Russian Period.
(a) Pot Pourri.
(b) Bois des ÃŽles.
(c) L'Heure Bleue.
(d) Chanel No. 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. The aristocrats and upper class of which country were served from Chanel's Biarritz shop?

2. What did Chanel insist on while she works.

3. What was distinctive about Clemenceau's manner of dress?

4. After opening the shop in Biarritz, how many people did Chanel have in her employ?

5. When she was twenty years old, in which town was Chanel offered a job?

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