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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major event occurred in 1914 which affected Chanel's work?
(a) Downtown Paris flooded destroying Chanel's design shop.
(b) A legislative election was held.
(c) The Germans invaded France.
(d) A labor strike prevented the manufacture of fabrics.

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

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

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

5. How is Boy Capel's attitude described?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Ambitious.
(c) Carefree.
(d) Nurturing.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What variety of artist provided Chanel unexpected exposure?
(a) A charicaturist.
(b) A fashion illustrator.
(c) A portrait painter.
(d) An animator.

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

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

14. How did the press regard Chanel as she gained fame?
(a) As a fashion "wild child."
(b) With curiosity
(c) With growing respect.
(d) With disdain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Chanel decide to enter the novitiate?

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

3. After WWI, what image did women want fashion to project?

4. What were the 10th Chasseurs?

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

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