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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Coco, a Kept Woman," which of the following is not described as one of the dominant designers in Paris fashion?
(a) Jacques Doucet.
(b) Paul Poiret.
(c) Charles Fredrick Worth.
(d) Jeanne Paquin.

3. Who was Emilienne d'Alecon?
(a) A popular actress.
(b) Chanel's aunt.
(c) A leading fashion designer.
(d) A courtesan and poet.

4. Why did Chanel take a job as a water dispenser?
(a) To brush shoulders with high society.
(b) To earn money for fabrics and threads
(c) To pay for her sister's schooling.
(d) To earn money for singing lessons.

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

6. As a young woman, on what did Adrienne Chanel focus her attention?
(a) Having a career in fashion.
(b) Studying at university.
(c) Raising her siblings.
(d) Being accepted in high society.

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

8. While living at the chateau, what did Chanel begin to develop a wardrobe specifically for?
(a) Going to the beach.
(b) Riding in an automobile.
(c) Going to the racetrack.
(d) Playing tennis.

9. Who did Chanel select to be the director of design for her new line of jewelry?
(a) Jacques Doucet.
(b) Comte Etienne de Beaumont.
(c) Pierre Reverdy.
(d) Jean Cocteau.

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

11. Chanel designed costumes for plays at which venue?
(a) The Moulin Rouge.
(b) Balsan's chateau.
(c) La Rotunde.
(d) The palace at Versailles.

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

13. What were the 10th Chasseurs?
(a) A nickname for the royal family.
(b) A regiment of aristocratic gentlemen.
(c) A group of nineteenth century painters and poets.
(d) A travelling group of performers.

14. What did Chanel design to sell at Biarritz?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) Two-piece bathing suits.
(c) Straw hats.
(d) Dresses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What major event occurred in 1914 which affected Chanel's work?

2. Who did Capel have make an elegant version of the simple lines Chanel always wore?

3. During Chanel's Russian Period, what did she incorporate into her fashions?

4. What did Paul Morand write about Chanel and Capel?

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

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