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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hobby did Chanel adopt after meeting Balsan?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Photography.
(c) Dog breeding.
(d) Horseback riding.

2. What variety of artist provided Chanel unexpected exposure?
(a) A fashion illustrator.
(b) A portrait painter.
(c) A charicaturist.
(d) An animator.

3. What garment gave Chanel her first major commercial success?
(a) A beaded ladies' dinner jacket.
(b) A corset-less suit.
(c) A folded-collar blouse.
(d) A silk capelet.

4. Who was "Boy" Capel to Chanel?
(a) A distant relation.
(b) Her trusted business partner.
(c) The only man Chanel would ever love.
(d) A rival.

5. In the city where Chanel was born, what was August known as?
(a) The month of the Rhine.
(b) The month of the Carrousel.
(c) The month of L'Hexagone.
(d) The month of Marianne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is said to have shaped the world in which Chanel spent her childhood?

2. Where would Chanel's family gather their harvest from?

3. What was "Boy" Capel's first name?

4. What influenced the design of men's clothes when Chanel was growing up?

5. In the foreword, what is Chanel described as being "to the core"?

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