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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was fashion at the time of Chanel's birth said to have made women look?
(a) Like decorated cakes.
(b) Like haystacks.
(c) Deformed and crippled.
(d) Like pillowcases.

3. Who are described as the fashion setters at the end of the 1800s?
(a) Cavalrymen.
(b) Aristocratic ladies and gentlemen.
(c) Silent film stars.
(d) Bohemian artisans.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Chanel's frequent role as a mistress to married men make her yearn for?

2. How did Chanel feel about the place where she stayed after leaving the orphanage?

3. For generations, what had Chanel's family made a living gathering?

4. What kind of orphanage took in Chanel after she was abandoned?

5. In the foreword, what is Chanel described as being "to the core"?

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