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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Chanel decide to enter the novitiate?
(a) Eighteen years old.
(b) Twenty years old.
(c) Sixteen years old.
(d) Ten years old.

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

3. Who lived nearby to Chanel's millinery shop?
(a) George Clemenceau.
(b) Adrienne Chanel.
(c) Boy Capel.
(d) Pierre Reverdy.

4. Who did Chanel describe as a nasal-voiced old clown?
(a) Gabrielle Dorziat.
(b) Emilienne d'Alecon.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Sarah Bernhardt.

5. Who did Chanel choose as her lover from the 10th Chasseurs?
(a) Boy Capel.
(b) The Duke of Westminster.
(c) Etienne Balsan.
(d) Pablo Picasso.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to Adrienne, who did Chanel recruit to wear her fashions around town?

2. How is the shop described where Chanel was sent to work?

3. What did Chanel do in order to have her fashions publicized?

4. Who was Adrienne Chanel?

5. Which of the following events was not described as happening when Chanel was born?

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