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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After WWI, what image did women want fashion to project?
(a) That they were to be taken seriously.
(b) That they were as tough as men.
(c) That they were dainty and delicate.
(d) That they took pride in their looks.

2. What was the style of the era when Chanel was born?
(a) Naval-inspired.
(b) Equestrian-inspired.
(c) Ecclesiastic-inspired.
(d) Military-inspired.

3. At what age did Chanel leave the orphanage?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Eighteen.

4. Simply put, for what did Chanel become famous?
(a) Her love life.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Being different.
(d) Shocking the public.

5. How did Chanel wear her collars which were unlike other women of the time?
(a) Decorated with frills and lace.
(b) Chanel purposely never wore collared shirts.
(c) Popped up.
(d) As simple folded-down squares.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Chanel said to have become to "all the young lions of the age"?

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

3. In "Coco, a Kept Woman," which of the following is not described as one of the dominant designers in Paris fashion?

4. After hats, what did Chanel turn her attention to designing?

5. What were the 10th Chasseurs?

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