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

2. What did Chanel's great-grandfather use to rent a property?
(a) Gambling winnings.
(b) An inheritance.
(c) He traded livestock.
(d) His wife's dowry.

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

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

5. Which of the following events was not described as happening when Chanel was born?
(a) Parades.
(b) Riding instructions.
(c) Presentations of troops.
(d) Quadrilles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Chanel make her stage debut?

3. Who lived nearby to Chanel's millinery shop?

4. What was Chanel's father's name?

5. As a young woman, on what did Adrienne Chanel focus her attention?

(see the answer key)

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