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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Chanel return to Paris fashion?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1956.

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

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

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

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

6. At the time of her birth, what was Chanel's mother's marital status?
(a) Married.
(b) Single.
(c) Engaged.
(d) Widowed.

7. Which of the following did Chanel's father sell?
(a) Undergarments.
(b) Rubber boots.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Bibles.

8. When did Chanel's father abandon her?
(a) When he joined the military.
(b) When he got married.
(c) At her birth.
(d) After her mother's death.

9. What part of Chanel's life is explored in the book's Introduction?
(a) Her young adulthood.
(b) Her early childhood.
(c) Her life just before her death.
(d) Her middle age.

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

11. Where would Chanel's family gather their harvest from?
(a) Groves.
(b) Fields.
(c) Farmed land.
(d) Riverbanks.

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

13. In the city where Chanel was born, what was August known as?
(a) The month of the Rhine.
(b) The month of L'Hexagone.
(c) The month of the Carrousel.
(d) The month of Marianne.

14. Who was Etienne Balsan?
(a) An investment banker.
(b) An architect and painter.
(c) A manufacturer of uniforms.
(d) A horse breeder and equestrian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Chanel born?

2. In the city where Chanel was born, what influenced women's fashion?

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

4. When she was twenty years old, in what kind of establishment was Chanel offered a job?

5. What did Chanel's great-grandfather use to rent a property?

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