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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Paul Morand write about Chanel and Capel?
(a) A short story.
(b) A play.
(c) A magazine article.
(d) An opera.

2. What brought Chanel back to Paris?
(a) Her competition with Christian Dior.
(b) She missed her family.
(c) She missed her friends.
(d) Her company was on the brink of bankruptcy.

3. What was the occupation of Chanel's friend, Caryathis?
(a) A cubist painter.
(b) A dancer.
(c) A fashion designer.
(d) A concert pianist.

4. How old was Chanel when her mother died?
(a) Eight years old.
(b) Fifteen years old.
(c) Twelve years old.
(d) Three years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Chanel different from the other girls at the novitiate?

2. What major event occurred in 1914 which affected Chanel's work?

3. When did Chanel's father abandon her?

4. In the city where Chanel was born, for how long had women's fashion gone unchanged?

5. What did Chanel believe people looked to her designs for?

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