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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Adrienne Chanel?
(a) Coco's cousin.
(b) Coco's mother.
(c) Coco's sister.
(d) Coco's aunt.

2. What did Chanel's frequent role as a mistress to married men make her yearn for?
(a) The good sense to stay away from married men.
(b) A life on her own.
(c) A man to chose her above all others.
(d) For marriage to be outlawed.

3. Who are described as the fashion setters at the end of the 1800s?
(a) Aristocratic ladies and gentlemen.
(b) Bohemian artisans.
(c) Silent film stars.
(d) Cavalrymen.

4. What did Chanel believe people looked to her designs for?
(a) A new modern lifestyle.
(b) The prestige of her name on the label.
(c) Sartorial expression.
(d) Innovation.

5. For which stage production directed by Cocteau did Chanel act as costumer?
(a) Antigone.
(b) Allégories.
(c) Les Monstres sacrés.
(d) La Lampe d'Aladin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who eventually took over Chanel's shop at Biarritz?

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

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

4. What occupation was Chanel's father?

5. Who lived nearby to Chanel's millinery shop?

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