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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the time of her birth, what was Chanel's mother's marital status?
(a) Engaged.
(b) Widowed.
(c) Single.
(d) Married.

2. Which of the following events was not described as happening when Chanel was born?
(a) Presentations of troops.
(b) Parades.
(c) Quadrilles.
(d) Riding instructions.

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

4. Which of the following was not described as a popular fashion at the end of the 1800s?
(a) Slender waists.
(b) High collars.
(c) Short boots.
(d) Foulard caps.

5. Who provided Chanel the finances to open her shop?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Capel.
(c) Balsan.
(d) A government grant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was fashion at the time of Chanel's birth said to have made women look?

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

3. What did the city Chanel was born in have a great love for?

4. Who was Adrienne Chanel?

5. What were the first of Chanel's designs to become popular?

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