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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What common item of clothing was Chanel credited with developing?
(a) The boater hat.
(b) The bathing suit.
(c) Women's shorts.
(d) Knitted sweaters.

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

5. What was the occupation of Chanel's friend, Caryathis?
(a) A dancer.
(b) A concert pianist.
(c) A fashion designer.
(d) A cubist painter.

6. What did nostalgics lament about the direction of post-war fashion?
(a) That it was the end of opulence.
(b) That it was the end of good taste.
(c) That it was the end of durable fabrics.
(d) That it was the end of the "golden era."

7. To which of her acquaintances did Chanel share a very similar background?
(a) Suzanne Orlandi.
(b) Etienne Balsan.
(c) Cecil Sorel.
(d) Gabrielle Dorziat.

8. From where did Chanel gain much of her business in 1914?
(a) Wealthy people replacing their clothes destroyed in the war.
(b) Manufacturing military uniforms.
(c) Doing business with Hollywood.
(d) Christmas sales of her popular new perfume.

9. Because of her inexperience in the fashion trade, what characterized Chanel's shop?
(a) A sense of looseness.
(b) Ill-fitting clothes.
(c) Underpriced merchandise.
(d) Inconsistent business hours.

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

11. What did Chanel realize she could do at Biarritz?
(a) Have her family near her while she worked.
(b) Start her career over again.
(c) Repeat the success she had in Deauville.
(d) Mix anonymously with members of high-society.

12. What was Chanel's role in her theatre performances?
(a) A dancer.
(b) A mime.
(c) A poseus.
(d) A harpist.

13. Who did Chanel describe as a nasal-voiced old clown?
(a) Sarah Bernhardt.
(b) Gabrielle Dorziat.
(c) Emilienne d'Alecon.
(d) Pablo Picasso.

14. Who was Gabrielle Dorziat?
(a) A French diplomat's wife.
(b) A poet.
(c) An actress.
(d) Chanel's favorite assistant.

15. Where did Balsan allow Chanel to open up a millinery shop?
(a) On the grounds of his chateau.
(b) In a department store.
(c) On Rue Cambon.
(d) In his unused apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Adrienne Chanel wait to marry her lover?

2. What fashion staple did Chanel introduce in her black period?

3. What did Chanel style her first summer home after?

4. What invention made the flaws of women's dress apparent?

5. Where did Chanel's nickname, Coco, come from?

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