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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who lived nearby to Chanel's millinery shop?
(a) George Clemenceau.
(b) Adrienne Chanel.
(c) Pierre Reverdy.
(d) Boy Capel.
2. To which commission was Boy Capel transferred by Clemenceau?
(a) The patent application commission.
(b) The naval ship building commission
(c) The Franco-English wartime coal commission.
(d) The Paris city protection commission.
3. Why did Sam Goldwyn want to use Chanel's fashions in his films?
(a) To create a timeless look for his films.
(b) To capitalize on Chanel's fame.
(c) To help Chanel out when business was bad.
(d) To attract women to the cinema.
4. What fashion staple did Chanel introduce in her black period?
(a) Black high heels.
(b) The little black dress.
(c) Matching purse and shoes.
(d) Black satin gloves.
5. What did Chanel style her first summer home after?
(a) Balsan's chateau.
(b) The orphanage she grew up in.
(c) Buckingham palace.
(d) The Paris Museum of Natural History.
6. What did nostalgics lament about the direction of post-war fashion?
(a) That it was the end of the "golden era."
(b) That it was the end of durable fabrics.
(c) That it was the end of opulence.
(d) That it was the end of good taste.
7. How long did Adrienne Chanel wait to marry her lover?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Twenty years.
8. Around the time Chanel was trying to break into the theatre, what performances were favored by the nouveau-riche?
(a) Poetry readings.
(b) Mime.
(c) Operettas.
(d) Orchestral performances.
9. After WWI, what image did women want fashion to project?
(a) That they took pride in their looks.
(b) That they were as tough as men.
(c) That they were to be taken seriously.
(d) That they were dainty and delicate.
10. What variety of artist provided Chanel unexpected exposure?
(a) An animator.
(b) A charicaturist.
(c) A fashion illustrator.
(d) A portrait painter.
11. How did Boy Capel die?
(a) In a hotel fire.
(b) From tuberculosis.
(c) In an automobile accident.
(d) By a case of measles.
12. How did Chanel wear her collars which were unlike other women of the time?
(a) Chanel purposely never wore collared shirts.
(b) As simple folded-down squares.
(c) Decorated with frills and lace.
(d) Popped up.
13. Who is said to have ushered Chanel into chateau life?
(a) Boy Capel.
(b) Etienne Balsan.
(c) Adrienne Chanel.
(d) Suzanne Orlandi.
14. To which of her acquaintances did Chanel share a very similar background?
(a) Suzanne Orlandi.
(b) Cecil Sorel.
(c) Etienne Balsan.
(d) Gabrielle Dorziat.
15. The aristocrats and upper class of which country were served from Chanel's Biarritz shop?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Germany.
Short Answer Questions
1. How is the shop described where Chanel was sent to work?
2. From where did Chanel gain much of her business in 1914?
3. Because of her inexperience in the fashion trade, what characterized Chanel's shop?
4. Chanel designed costumes for plays at which venue?
5. What did Paul Morand write about Chanel and Capel?
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