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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When she was twenty years old, in which town was Chanel offered a job?
(a) Moulins.
(b) Avernes.
(c) Bellevue.
(d) Yzeure.

2. In what season was Chanel born?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

3. Who provided Chanel the finances to open her shop?
(a) Balsan.
(b) Capel.
(c) A government grant.
(d) Her grandfather.

4. What does biographer Edmonde Charles-Roux say Chanel tried to conceal her entire life?
(a) Her religious beliefs.
(b) Her shoe size.
(c) The circumstances of her birth.
(d) Her real name.

5. In terms of fashion, what was evolving quickly when Chanel was born?
(a) Lengths of skirts.
(b) Men's fashion.
(c) Women's fashions.
(d) The use of modern fabrics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the advantage of men's clothing at the time of Chanel's birth?

2. In the city where Chanel was born, what was August known as?

3. What was Chanel's father's name?

4. In the city where Chanel was born, for how long had women's fashion gone unchanged?

5. Who was the first of Chanel's family to work as a peddler?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was significant about August in Saumer?

2. What had Chanel's family done for generations?

3. Who was Etienne Balsan?

4. What was the result of Chanel's affair with a German officer?

5. What brought Chanel back to Paris in 1954?

6. Who was named as the fashion-setters at the end of the 1800s?

7. In business terms, how important was Chanel's relationship with Arthur "Boy" Capel?

8. When did Chanel's parents marry, and what did it mean for the family?

9. What did Chanel's father do for a living?

10. How was Chanel able to achieve success even through World War II?

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