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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For generations, what had Chanel's family made a living gathering?
(a) Chestnuts.
(b) Grains.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Truffles.

2. What effect did the plagues have on provincial villages?
(a) The plagues had no lasting effect on provincial villages.
(b) Villages began to collapse.
(c) Village populations began to grow.
(d) Village communities became distrustful of outsiders.

3. Which of the following did Chanel's father sell?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Rubber boots.
(c) Bibles.
(d) Undergarments.

4. In terms of fashion, what was evolving quickly when Chanel was born?
(a) Women's fashions.
(b) Lengths of skirts.
(c) The use of modern fabrics.
(d) Men's fashion.

5. What did Chanel's great-grandfather use to rent a property?
(a) His wife's dowry.
(b) An inheritance.
(c) He traded livestock.
(d) Gambling winnings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is said to have shaped the world in which Chanel spent her childhood?

2. What occupation was Chanel's father?

3. What was Chanel's sister's name?

4. Who are described as the fashion setters at the end of the 1800s?

5. What made Chanel memorable to everyone she met?

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