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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described as an important center of style in Chanel's birth city?
(a) The courthouse.
(b) The opera house.
(c) The church.
(d) The racetrack.

2. To which commission was Boy Capel transferred by Clemenceau?
(a) The Franco-English wartime coal commission.
(b) The naval ship building commission
(c) The Paris city protection commission.
(d) The patent application commission.

3. Why did Chanel take a job as a water dispenser?
(a) To earn money for fabrics and threads
(b) To earn money for singing lessons.
(c) To brush shoulders with high society.
(d) To pay for her sister's schooling.

4. What inspired Chanel's black period?
(a) Mourning for Boy Capel.
(b) Space and stars.
(c) A trip to the Black Forest.
(d) 1920s Art Deco.

5. What was Coco Chanel's real first name?
(a) Monique.
(b) Gabrielle.
(c) Marie.
(d) Natalie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who eased the public into accepting the idea of mass-produced dresses by Chanel?

2. Simply put, for what did Chanel become famous?

3. After opening the shop in Biarritz, how many people did Chanel have in her employ?

4. How did Chanel feel about the place where she stayed after leaving the orphanage?

5. The aristocrats and upper class of which country were served from Chanel's Biarritz shop?

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