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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. For what was Etienne Balsan famous?
(a) His bad investments.
(b) His abuse of alcohol.
(c) His mistresses.
(d) His altruism.

2. When did Chanel's father abandon her?
(a) After her mother's death.
(b) At her birth.
(c) When he got married.
(d) When he joined the military.

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

4. What was Chanel's father's name?
(a) Claude.
(b) Phillipe.
(c) Gérard.
(d) Albert.

5. What did Chanel's great-grandfather turn his rented property into?
(a) A butcher's shop.
(b) A bistro.
(c) A weavery.
(d) A bakery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described as one of Chanel's most scandalous affairs?

2. At what age did Chanel leave the orphanage?

3. Which of the following was not described as a popular fashion at the end of the 1800s?

4. What was Chanel's sudden return to Paris fashion described as?

5. In what year was Chanel born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where was Chanel's family from, and where was she herself born?

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

4. What made Chanel memorable to the people who met her?

5. What did Chanel's great-grandfather establish for his family?

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

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

8. What influenced men's fashion at the time of Chanel's birth?

9. Emotionally, how important was Chanel's relationship with Arthur "Boy" Capel?

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

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