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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who eventually took over Chanel's shop at Biarritz?
(a) Adrienne Chanel.
(b) Charles Fredrick Worth.
(c) Antoinette Chanel.
(d) Boy Capel.

2. After WWI, what image did women want fashion to project?
(a) That they were dainty and delicate.
(b) That they were to be taken seriously.
(c) That they took pride in their looks.
(d) That they were as tough as men.

3. What was Chanel's role in her theatre performances?
(a) A dancer.
(b) A poseus.
(c) A mime.
(d) A harpist.

4. Who was George Clemenceau?
(a) Boy Capel's business partner.
(b) Chanel's main fashion industry rival in the 1910s.
(c) France's President du Conceil.
(d) An investor in Chanel's shop.

5. When did Chanel's parents marry?
(a) Two months before her birth.
(b) Never.
(c) A few months after her birth.
(d) Three years after her birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Chanel's father abandon her?

2. Where did Chanel go during her self-imposed exile following her scandalous affair?

3. What is described as an important center of style in Chanel's birth city?

4. Who portrayed Chanel in the Broadway musical about her life?

5. Who did Chanel describe as a nasal-voiced old clown?

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