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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Chanel choose as her lover from the 10th Chasseurs?
(a) The Duke of Westminster.
(b) Boy Capel.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Etienne Balsan.

2. What invention made the flaws of women's dress apparent?
(a) Motor vehicles.
(b) Cameras.
(c) Electric heaters.
(d) Washing machines.

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

4. What did Boy's transfer away from the front lines allow him to do?
(a) Hold more meetings with investors in Chanel's business.
(b) Devote time to publicizing Chanel.
(c) Market research to benefit Chanel's shop.
(d) Take Chanel on vacation.

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

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

7. Why did Sam Goldwyn want to use Chanel's fashions in his films?
(a) To create a timeless look for his films.
(b) To help Chanel out when business was bad.
(c) To attract women to the cinema.
(d) To capitalize on Chanel's fame.

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

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

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

11. How long did Adrienne Chanel wait to marry her lover?
(a) Five years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Thirty years.

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

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

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

15. What fashion staple did Chanel introduce in her black period?
(a) Black satin gloves.
(b) Black high heels.
(c) Matching purse and shoes.
(d) The little black dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Chanel's role in her theatre performances?

2. Who eased the public into accepting the idea of mass-produced dresses by Chanel?

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

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

5. Who did Chanel describe as a nasal-voiced old clown?

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