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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After leaving the orphanage, where did Chanel go to live?
(a) A boarding school.
(b) A convent.
(c) With relatives.
(d) A country manor.

3. What was Chanel's sudden return to Paris fashion described as?
(a) An unwelcomed return.
(b) A rebirth.
(c) A lightning reappearance.
(d) A well-timed homecoming.

4. In what season was Chanel born?
(a) Winter.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

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

6. What was Coco Chanel's real first name?
(a) Gabrielle.
(b) Marie.
(c) Monique.
(d) Natalie.

7. Who are described as the fashion setters at the end of the 1800s?
(a) Bohemian artisans.
(b) Silent film stars.
(c) Cavalrymen.
(d) Aristocratic ladies and gentlemen.

8. What is described as one of Chanel's most scandalous affairs?
(a) An affair with a Hollywood star.
(b) An affair with a married royal.
(c) An affair with the French Prime Minister.
(d) An affair with a German officer.

9. What brought Chanel back to Paris?
(a) She missed her friends.
(b) She missed her family.
(c) Her company was on the brink of bankruptcy.
(d) Her competition with Christian Dior.

10. With which of the following dukes did Chanel have a relationship?
(a) The Duke of Burgundy.
(b) The Duke of Westminster.
(c) The Duke of Lorraine.
(d) The Duke of Savoy.

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

12. How soon after opening Chanel's shop does WWI begin?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) A year and a half.

13. Where did Chanel go during her self-imposed exile following her scandalous affair?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) America.
(c) England.
(d) Spain.

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

15. In which region of her home country was Chanel born?
(a) Bergundy.
(b) Auvergne.
(c) The Cevennes.
(d) Limousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first of Chanel's relatives to give up day labor?

2. For generations, what was Chanel's family's financial situation?

3. In what year did plagues begin to sweep through provincial villages?

4. In terms of fashion, what was evolving quickly when Chanel was born?

5. In her twenties, in which artistic field did Chanel attempt to find success?

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