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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Capel have make an elegant version of the simple lines Chanel always wore?
(a) An English tailor.
(b) One of his mistresses.
(c) A competing designer.
(d) Chanel herself.

2. What did Chanel believe people looked to her designs for?
(a) Innovation.
(b) Sartorial expression.
(c) A new modern lifestyle.
(d) The prestige of her name on the label.

3. After opening the shop in Biarritz, how many people did Chanel have in her employ?
(a) One hundred and seventy-five.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) Around fifty.
(d) One hundred.

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

5. What did Chanel style her first summer home after?
(a) Buckingham palace.
(b) The orphanage she grew up in.
(c) The Paris Museum of Natural History.
(d) Balsan's chateau.

6. What did Le Mode magazine begin to do which helped Chanel's career?
(a) Photographing women outdoors.
(b) Focusing on active wear.
(c) Reporting on up-and-coming designers.
(d) Printing in color.

7. 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 good taste.
(d) That it was the end of opulence.

8. How is the shop described where Chanel was sent to work?
(a) As small and dingy.
(b) As inviting.
(c) As elegant.
(d) As busy.

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

10. How did Chanel wear her collars which were unlike other women of the time?
(a) Chanel purposely never wore collared shirts.
(b) Decorated with frills and lace.
(c) As simple folded-down squares.
(d) Popped up.

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

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

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

14. What was Chanel's signature scent developed during her Russian Period.
(a) Chanel No. 5.
(b) L'Heure Bleue.
(c) Bois des ÃŽles.
(d) Pot Pourri.

15. What did Chanel do in order to have her fashions publicized?
(a) Staged shows for magazine editors.
(b) Sent samples to fashion magazines.
(c) Dressed her influential friends.
(d) Held in-store parties for her clients.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Chanel choose as her lover from the 10th Chasseurs?

2. While living at the chateau, what did Chanel begin to develop a wardrobe specifically for?

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

4. Chanel designed costumes for plays at which venue?

5. Who arranged a job for Chanel at a shop?

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