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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Chanel's father's name?
(a) Gérard.
(b) Claude.
(c) Albert.
(d) Phillipe.

2. At what age did Chanel meet Etienne Balsan?
(a) Twenty-seven.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Twenty.

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

4. From which village did Chanel's family come?
(a) Ponteils.
(b) Lautrec.
(c) Moulins.
(d) Ornes.

5. In the foreword, what is Chanel described as being "to the core"?
(a) An idealist.
(b) A businesswoman.
(c) An innovator.
(d) A romantic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Chanel memorable to everyone she met?

2. What does biographer Edmonde Charles-Roux say Chanel tried to conceal her entire life?

3. What did Chanel's great-grandfather turn his rented property into?

4. When did Chanel's parents marry?

5. In what season was Chanel born?

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