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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In the foreword, how is Chanel's work ethic described upon her return to Paris after her exile?
(a) Exhausting.
(b) Inefficient.
(c) Complaisant.
(d) Tyrannical.

3. With which of the following dukes did Chanel have a relationship?
(a) The Duke of Lorraine.
(b) The Duke of Savoy.
(c) The Duke of Burgundy.
(d) The Duke of Westminster.

4. Which of the following was not described as a popular fashion at the end of the 1800s?
(a) Short boots.
(b) Slender waists.
(c) Foulard caps.
(d) High collars.

5. What does biographer Edmonde Charles-Roux say Chanel tried to conceal her entire life?
(a) The circumstances of her birth.
(b) Her shoe size.
(c) Her real name.
(d) Her religious beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what was Etienne Balsan famous?

3. At the time of her birth, what was Chanel's mother's marital status?

4. What was the advantage of men's clothing at the time of Chanel's birth?

5. What is described as one of Chanel's most scandalous affairs?

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