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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the advantage of men's clothing at the time of Chanel's birth?
(a) Men's clothing was less expensive.
(b) Men's clothing allowed freedom of movement.
(c) Men's clothing was made from long-lasting fabrics.
(d) Men's clothing designs were elegantly simple.

2. In what year did Chanel's parents marry?
(a) Her parents did not marry.
(b) 1884.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1875.

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

4. What made Chanel memorable to everyone she met?
(a) Her strange dress-sense.
(b) Her constant laughter.
(c) Her booming voice.
(d) Her vibrancy.

5. In her twenties, in which artistic field did Chanel attempt to find success?
(a) In dance.
(b) In the theatre.
(c) In painting.
(d) In music.

6. Which of the following is not described as an experience of Chanel's childhood?
(a) Fashion shows.
(b) Public markets.
(c) Festivals.
(d) Huge family gatherings.

7. What kind of orphanage took in Chanel after she was abandoned?
(a) A foreign orphanage.
(b) A provincial orphanage.
(c) A city orphanage.
(d) A private orphanage.

8. In the city where Chanel was born, what influenced women's fashion?
(a) Bohemian artistry.
(b) The proximity to the sea.
(c) The harsh dust and sun.
(d) The cold climate.

9. In the foreword, what is Chanel described as being "to the core"?
(a) An innovator.
(b) An idealist.
(c) A businesswoman.
(d) A romantic.

10. Who was "Boy" Capel to Chanel?
(a) The only man Chanel would ever love.
(b) Her trusted business partner.
(c) A distant relation.
(d) A rival.

11. In what year did plagues begin to sweep through provincial villages?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1850.

12. What did Chanel's great-grandfather turn his rented property into?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A butcher's shop.
(c) A bistro.
(d) A weavery.

13. What does biographer Edmonde Charles-Roux say Chanel tried to conceal her entire life?
(a) Her real name.
(b) Her religious beliefs.
(c) The circumstances of her birth.
(d) Her shoe size.

14. What did Chanel's frequent role as a mistress to married men make her yearn for?
(a) A man to chose her above all others.
(b) The good sense to stay away from married men.
(c) For marriage to be outlawed.
(d) A life on her own.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Chanel's father abandon her?

2. Who was the first of Chanel's family to work as a peddler?

3. What was fashion at the time of Chanel's birth said to have made women look?

4. What property did Chanel's great-grandfather rent?

5. In the city where Chanel was born, for how long had women's fashion gone unchanged?

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