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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the foreword, how is Chanel's work ethic described upon her return to Paris after her exile?
(a) Complaisant.
(b) Inefficient.
(c) Exhausting.
(d) Tyrannical.

2. What effect did the plagues have on provincial villages?
(a) Villages began to collapse.
(b) The plagues had no lasting effect on provincial villages.
(c) Village communities became distrustful of outsiders.
(d) Village populations began to grow.

3. What was distinctive about Clemenceau's manner of dress?
(a) It was considered inappropriate for a man of his age.
(b) It was intricately decorated.
(c) It was a combination of men's and women's clothing.
(d) It was a combination of finery and rumpled field clothes.

4. What was the advantage of men's clothing at the time of Chanel's birth?
(a) Men's clothing allowed freedom of movement.
(b) Men's clothing designs were elegantly simple.
(c) Men's clothing was less expensive.
(d) Men's clothing was made from long-lasting fabrics.

5. Who did Chanel select to be the director of design for her new line of jewelry?
(a) Jean Cocteau.
(b) Comte Etienne de Beaumont.
(c) Pierre Reverdy.
(d) Jacques Doucet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are described as the fashion setters at the end of the 1800s?

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

3. For generations, what had Chanel's family made a living gathering?

4. What did Chanel style her first summer home after?

5. At what age did Chanel leave the orphanage?

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