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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of her acquaintances did Chanel share a very similar background?
(a) Suzanne Orlandi.
(b) Etienne Balsan.
(c) Cecil Sorel.
(d) Gabrielle Dorziat.

2. How does Charles-Roux describe Chanel's appearance when she was in her fifties?
(a) Gaunt.
(b) Motherly.
(c) Refined.
(d) Austere.

3. What happened when Chanel's parents marry?
(a) Chanel's parents became eligible for an inheritance.
(b) Chanel's parents did not marry.
(c) Chanel went to live with them in Paris.
(d) Albert Chanel officially became her father.

4. What was fashion at the time of Chanel's birth said to have made women look?
(a) Like haystacks.
(b) Like decorated cakes.
(c) Like pillowcases.
(d) Deformed and crippled.

5. How old was Chanel when her mother died?
(a) Eight years old.
(b) Fifteen years old.
(c) Three years old.
(d) Twelve years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Chanel compete for clients in the 1930s?

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

3. What inspired Chanel's black period?

4. Following Chanel's arrest, who intervened so that the charges against Chanel were dropped quickly?

5. At the time of her birth, what was Chanel's mother's marital status?

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