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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area was Chanel's pairing with "Boy" Capel advantageous?
(a) Religion.
(b) Society.
(c) Politics.
(d) Business.

2. When she was twenty years old, in which town was Chanel offered a job?
(a) Avernes.
(b) Yzeure.
(c) Moulins.
(d) Bellevue.

3. What did Chanel's frequent role as a mistress to married men make her yearn for?
(a) The good sense to stay away from married men.
(b) For marriage to be outlawed.
(c) A life on her own.
(d) A man to chose her above all others.

4. Who provided Chanel the finances to open her shop?
(a) A government grant.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Balsan.
(d) Capel.

5. What happened when Chanel's parents marry?
(a) Chanel's parents did not marry.
(b) Chanel went to live with them in Paris.
(c) Albert Chanel officially became her father.
(d) Chanel's parents became eligible for an inheritance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city was Chanel born?

2. What was the style of the era when Chanel was born?

3. What hobby did Chanel adopt after meeting Balsan?

4. In the city where Chanel was born, what influenced women's fashion?

5. Which of the following did Chanel's father sell?

(see the answer key)

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