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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In terms of fashion, what was evolving quickly when Chanel was born?
(a) Men's fashion.
(b) Lengths of skirts.
(c) The use of modern fabrics.
(d) Women's fashions.

3. At what age did Chanel meet Etienne Balsan?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Twenty-seven.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twenty-two.

4. In which region of her home country was Chanel born?
(a) The Cevennes.
(b) Auvergne.
(c) Limousin.
(d) Bergundy.

5. How soon after opening Chanel's shop does WWI begin?
(a) One year.
(b) A year and a half.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Chanel introduce to her collections in 1932?

2. From which village did Chanel's family come?

3. What does biographer Edmonde Charles-Roux say Chanel tried to conceal her entire life?

4. What was Chanel's signature scent developed during her Russian Period.

5. Which of the following was not described as a popular fashion at the end of the 1800s?

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