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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who eventually took over Chanel's shop at Biarritz?
(a) Adrienne Chanel.
(b) Antoinette Chanel.
(c) Charles Fredrick Worth.
(d) Boy Capel.

2. What were the first of Chanel's designs to become popular?
(a) Her hats.
(b) Her jewelry designs.
(c) Her dresses.
(d) Her sweaters.

3. What made Chanel different from the other girls at the novitiate?
(a) She dressed differently.
(b) She had no interest in religious life.
(c) She did not come from a wealthy family.
(d) She was an orphan.

4. What did Le Mode magazine begin to do which helped Chanel's career?
(a) Printing in color.
(b) Focusing on active wear.
(c) Photographing women outdoors.
(d) Reporting on up-and-coming designers.

5. How did Boy Capel die?
(a) By a case of measles.
(b) In an automobile accident.
(c) From tuberculosis.
(d) In a hotel fire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Sam Goldwyn want to use Chanel's fashions in his films?

3. What did the city Chanel was born in have a great love for?

4. While living at the chateau, what did Chanel begin to develop a wardrobe specifically for?

5. How is Boy Capel's attitude described?

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