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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Coco, a Kept Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Capel have make an elegant version of the simple lines Chanel always wore?
(a) Chanel herself.
(b) A competing designer.
(c) One of his mistresses.
(d) An English tailor.

2. Who did Chanel describe as a nasal-voiced old clown?
(a) Emilienne d'Alecon.
(b) Sarah Bernhardt.
(c) Gabrielle Dorziat.
(d) Pablo Picasso.

3. What did Chanel's great-grandfather turn his rented property into?
(a) A weavery.
(b) A bistro.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A butcher's shop.

4. In the city where Chanel was born, for how long had women's fashion gone unchanged?
(a) For a hundred years.
(b) For not very long.
(c) For fifty years.
(d) For decades.

5. How soon after opening Chanel's shop does WWI begin?
(a) One year.
(b) A year and a half.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area was Chanel's pairing with "Boy" Capel advantageous?

2. What is described as an important center of style in Chanel's birth city?

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

4. When she was twenty years old, in which town was Chanel offered a job?

5. What were the first of Chanel's designs to become popular?

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