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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the 10th Chasseurs?
(a) A nickname for the royal family.
(b) A regiment of aristocratic gentlemen.
(c) A travelling group of performers.
(d) A group of nineteenth century painters and poets.

2. What was the name of the design style created by Christian Dior?
(a) The New Look.
(b) The Golden Look.
(c) New Modern Woman.
(d) The Womanly Woman.

3. Which American magazine praisee Chanel's reappearance in the world of fashion?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) People magazine.
(c) Life magazine.
(d) Vogue magazine.

4. Because of her inexperience in the fashion trade, what characterized Chanel's shop?
(a) Inconsistent business hours.
(b) Ill-fitting clothes.
(c) Underpriced merchandise.
(d) A sense of looseness.

5. What fashion staple did Chanel introduce in her black period?
(a) The little black dress.
(b) Matching purse and shoes.
(c) Black high heels.
(d) Black satin gloves.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When she was twenty years old, in which town was Chanel offered a job?

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

4. Who was George Clemenceau?

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

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