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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. Chanel designed costumes for plays at which venue?
(a) La Rotunde.
(b) The palace at Versailles.
(c) The Moulin Rouge.
(d) Balsan's chateau.

2. Who was the first of Chanel's family to work as a peddler?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her great-grandfather.

3. What is described as an important center of style in Chanel's birth city?
(a) The opera house.
(b) The courthouse.
(c) The racetrack.
(d) The church.

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

5. In what season was Chanel born?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Chanel do in order to have her fashions publicized?

2. Where did Balsan allow Chanel to open up a millinery shop?

3. What occupation was Chanel's father?

4. Who arranged a job for Chanel at a shop?

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

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