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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was distinctive about Clemenceau's manner of dress?
(a) It was considered inappropriate for a man of his age.
(b) It was a combination of men's and women's clothing.
(c) It was intricately decorated.
(d) It was a combination of finery and rumpled field clothes.

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

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

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

6. The aristocrats and upper class of which country were served from Chanel's Biarritz shop?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Spain.

7. Who lived nearby to Chanel's millinery shop?
(a) Pierre Reverdy.
(b) Adrienne Chanel.
(c) Boy Capel.
(d) George Clemenceau.

8. Who is said to have ushered Chanel into chateau life?
(a) Adrienne Chanel.
(b) Etienne Balsan.
(c) Suzanne Orlandi.
(d) Boy Capel.

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

10. 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.

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

12. What garment gave Chanel her first major commercial success?
(a) A corset-less suit.
(b) A beaded ladies' dinner jacket.
(c) A silk capelet.
(d) A folded-collar blouse.

13. What did Chanel introduce to her collections in 1932?
(a) Rain jackets and umbrellas.
(b) Footwear.
(c) Designer sunglasses.
(d) Jewelry made with real jewels.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Boy Capel's attitude described?

2. What did Chanel do in order to have her fashions publicized?

3. How is the shop described where Chanel was sent to work?

4. To which of her acquaintances did Chanel share a very similar background?

5. What were the first of Chanel's designs to become popular?

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