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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 was Chanel's family's financial situation?
(a) Her family was poor.
(b) Her family was wealthy.
(c) Her family was working class.
(d) Her family was middle class.

2. Who was "Boy" Capel to Chanel?
(a) A distant relation.
(b) A rival.
(c) Her trusted business partner.
(d) The only man Chanel would ever love.

3. In the city where Chanel was born, what was August known as?
(a) The month of L'Hexagone.
(b) The month of the Carrousel.
(c) The month of Marianne.
(d) The month of the Rhine.

4. What was the style of the era when Chanel was born?
(a) Naval-inspired.
(b) Military-inspired.
(c) Equestrian-inspired.
(d) Ecclesiastic-inspired.

5. In what year did plagues begin to sweep through provincial villages?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1910.

Short Answer Questions

1. During her time at the chateau, to what did Chanel apply her charms and style?

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

3. What was fashion at the time of Chanel's birth said to have made women look?

4. With which of the following dukes did Chanel have a relationship?

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

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