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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Chanel choose as her lover from the 10th Chasseurs?
(a) Etienne Balsan.
(b) Boy Capel.
(c) The Duke of Westminster.
(d) Pablo Picasso.

2. Where did Chanel's nickname, Coco, come from?
(a) Her love for chocolate.
(b) From the sound of her laughter.
(c) Songs she sang in the theatre.
(d) Her tendency to wear brown.

3. For which stage production directed by Cocteau did Chanel act as costumer?
(a) Les Monstres sacrés.
(b) Allégories.
(c) La Lampe d'Aladin.
(d) Antigone.

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

5. How old was Chanel when her mother died?
(a) Three years old.
(b) Fifteen years old.
(c) Twelve years old.
(d) Eight years old.

6. What garment gave Chanel her first major commercial success?
(a) A beaded ladies' dinner jacket.
(b) A corset-less suit.
(c) A silk capelet.
(d) A folded-collar blouse.

7. What made Chanel different from the other girls at the novitiate?
(a) She dressed differently.
(b) She was an orphan.
(c) She had no interest in religious life.
(d) She did not come from a wealthy family.

8. In addition to Adrienne, who did Chanel recruit to wear her fashions around town?
(a) Genevieve Vix.
(b) Her sister Antoinette.
(c) Suzanne d'Orlandi.
(d) Gabrielle Dorziat.

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

10. Where did Chanel make her stage debut?
(a) Château de Boisclaireau.
(b) La Rotunde.
(c) Broadway.
(d) Moulin Rouge.

11. After hats, what did Chanel turn her attention to designing?
(a) Wedding dresses.
(b) Ball gowns.
(c) Active wear.
(d) Jewelry.

12. What were the first of Chanel's designs to become popular?
(a) Her jewelry designs.
(b) Her sweaters.
(c) Her hats.
(d) Her dresses.

13. What did Boy's transfer away from the front lines allow him to do?
(a) Take Chanel on vacation.
(b) Devote time to publicizing Chanel.
(c) Hold more meetings with investors in Chanel's business.
(d) Market research to benefit Chanel's shop.

14. How did Chanel wear her collars which were unlike other women of the time?
(a) Chanel purposely never wore collared shirts.
(b) Decorated with frills and lace.
(c) Popped up.
(d) As simple folded-down squares.

15. What did Chanel do in order to have her fashions publicized?
(a) Sent samples to fashion magazines.
(b) Staged shows for magazine editors.
(c) Held in-store parties for her clients.
(d) Dressed her influential friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who eased the public into accepting the idea of mass-produced dresses by Chanel?

2. Around the time Chanel was trying to break into the theatre, what performances were favored by the nouveau-riche?

3. Who did Chanel select to be the director of design for her new line of jewelry?

4. In "Coco, a Kept Woman," which of the following is not described as one of the dominant designers in Paris fashion?

5. To which of her acquaintances did Chanel share a very similar background?

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