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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For which stage production directed by Cocteau did Chanel act as costumer?
(a) Antigone.
(b) Allégories.
(c) Les Monstres sacrés.
(d) La Lampe d'Aladin.

2. What did Chanel's frequent role as a mistress to married men make her yearn for?
(a) For marriage to be outlawed.
(b) The good sense to stay away from married men.
(c) A man to chose her above all others.
(d) A life on her own.

3. What kind of orphanage took in Chanel after she was abandoned?
(a) A private orphanage.
(b) A provincial orphanage.
(c) A city orphanage.
(d) A foreign orphanage.

4. In the city where Chanel was born, what influenced women's fashion?
(a) Bohemian artistry.
(b) The proximity to the sea.
(c) The cold climate.
(d) The harsh dust and sun.

5. In what year was Chanel born?
(a) 1864.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1903.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the 10th Chasseurs?

2. What did Chanel design to sell at Biarritz?

3. Chanel designed costumes for plays at which venue?

4. What inspired Chanel's black period?

5. What fashion staple did Chanel introduce in her black period?

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