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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what area was Chanel's pairing with "Boy" Capel advantageous?
(a) Religion.
(b) Business.
(c) Politics.
(d) Society.

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

4. For what was Etienne Balsan famous?
(a) His abuse of alcohol.
(b) His mistresses.
(c) His bad investments.
(d) His altruism.

5. In the city where Chanel was born, for how long had women's fashion gone unchanged?
(a) For not very long.
(b) For a hundred years.
(c) For decades.
(d) For fifty years.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Chanel's Russian Period, what did she incorporate into her fashions?

2. As a young woman, on what did Adrienne Chanel focus her attention?

3. Where did Chanel open a shop with help from Capel?

4. With which of the following dukes did Chanel have a relationship?

5. At what age did Chanel decide to enter the novitiate?

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