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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what country was Coco Chanel born?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Belgium.
(c) France.
(d) America.

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

4. In the city where Chanel was born, for how long had women's fashion gone unchanged?
(a) For a hundred years.
(b) For fifty years.
(c) For decades.
(d) For not very long.

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

6. Who was the first of Chanel's family to work as a peddler?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her great-grandfather.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandfather.

7. What kind of shop did Chanel open?
(a) A dress shop.
(b) A hosiery shop.
(c) A haberdashery.
(d) A millinery shop.

8. In terms of fashion, what was evolving quickly when Chanel was born?
(a) The use of modern fabrics.
(b) Lengths of skirts.
(c) Men's fashion.
(d) Women's fashions.

9. 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) A life on her own.
(c) The good sense to stay away from married men.
(d) For marriage to be outlawed.

10. In what year was Chanel born?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1864.
(d) 1894.

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

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

13. From which village did Chanel's family come?
(a) Ponteils.
(b) Moulins.
(c) Lautrec.
(d) Ornes.

14. What was the style of the era when Chanel was born?
(a) Naval-inspired.
(b) Equestrian-inspired.
(c) Ecclesiastic-inspired.
(d) Military-inspired.

15. What was Chanel's father's name?
(a) Gérard.
(b) Phillipe.
(c) Albert.
(d) Claude.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following dukes did Chanel have a relationship?

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

3. When did Chanel's parents marry?

4. Who are described as the fashion setters at the end of the 1800s?

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

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