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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. What brought Chanel back to Paris?
(a) Her competition with Christian Dior.
(b) Her company was on the brink of bankruptcy.
(c) She missed her family.
(d) She missed her friends.

2. What was Chanel's sister's name?
(a) Julia.
(b) Danielle.
(c) Bernadette.
(d) Hélène.

3. Who was Etienne Balsan?
(a) An investment banker.
(b) A manufacturer of uniforms.
(c) An architect and painter.
(d) A horse breeder and equestrian.

4. Which of the following events was not described as happening when Chanel was born?
(a) Parades.
(b) Quadrilles.
(c) Presentations of troops.
(d) Riding instructions.

5. Which of the following did Chanel's father sell?
(a) Bibles.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Undergarments.
(d) Rubber boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. How soon after opening Chanel's shop does WWI begin?

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

3. In what year did Chanel return to Paris fashion?

4. In what area was Chanel's pairing with "Boy" Capel advantageous?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Saumer, what influenced women's fashion at the time of Chanel's birth?

2. What was significant about August in Saumer?

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

4. Because of her mother's death, what happened in Chanel's life?

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

6. What sort of environments was Chanel surrounded by as a child?

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

8. Where did Chanel go after leaving the convent?

9. What caused the decline and collapse of French rural communities in the 1800s?

10. How is Chanel's style of working after her return to Paris described?

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