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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Chanel do for her friend Raymond Radiguet?
(a) Hired him as an assistant designer.
(b) Paid for his daughter's schooling.
(c) Bought him an apartment.
(d) Paid his hospital bills.

2. What was distinctive about Clemenceau's manner of dress?
(a) It was a combination of finery and rumpled field clothes.
(b) It was considered inappropriate for a man of his age.
(c) It was intricately decorated.
(d) It was a combination of men's and women's clothing.

3. Who was Adrienne Chanel?
(a) Coco's cousin.
(b) Coco's mother.
(c) Coco's aunt.
(d) Coco's sister.

4. What property did Chanel purchase in cash for her business?
(a) The Chateau D'Aix.
(b) The Domaine des Roches.
(c) The Chalet Serena.
(d) The Villa Larralde.

5. What did Le Mode magazine begin to do which helped Chanel's career?
(a) Photographing women outdoors.
(b) Focusing on active wear.
(c) Reporting on up-and-coming designers.
(d) Printing in color.

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

7. Who is said to have ushered Chanel into chateau life?
(a) Boy Capel.
(b) Etienne Balsan.
(c) Suzanne Orlandi.
(d) Adrienne Chanel.

8. Who arranged a job for Chanel at a shop?
(a) A local merchant.
(b) A former teacher.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her canonesses.

9. What did Paul Morand write about Chanel and Capel?
(a) A magazine article.
(b) A play.
(c) An opera.
(d) A short story.

10. Who eventually took over Chanel's shop at Biarritz?
(a) Boy Capel.
(b) Adrienne Chanel.
(c) Antoinette Chanel.
(d) Charles Fredrick Worth.

11. How long did Chanel stay at the novitiate?
(a) One year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Four years.
(d) Two years.

12. To which commission was Boy Capel transferred by Clemenceau?
(a) The Franco-English wartime coal commission.
(b) The naval ship building commission
(c) The Paris city protection commission.
(d) The patent application commission.

13. What did Chanel introduce to her collections in 1932?
(a) Designer sunglasses.
(b) Rain jackets and umbrellas.
(c) Jewelry made with real jewels.
(d) Footwear.

14. During Chanel's Russian Period, what did she incorporate into her fashions?
(a) Rhinestones.
(b) French lace.
(c) Crochet and macramé.
(d) Furs and embroidery.

15. Who took it upon herself to help Chanel recover from Boy's death?
(a) Adrienne Chanel.
(b) Misia Godebska.
(c) Suzanne d'Orlandi.
(d) Jeanne Leary.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did Chanel gain much of her business in 1914?

2. What was the occupation of Chanel's friend, Caryathis?

3. Who lived nearby to Chanel's millinery shop?

4. After hats, what did Chanel turn her attention to designing?

5. In addition to Adrienne, who did Chanel recruit to wear her fashions around town?

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