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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 was Chanel said to have become to "all the young lions of the age"?
(a) A darling.
(b) A distraction.
(c) A target.
(d) A trophy.

2. In what year did Chanel return to Paris fashion?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1954.

3. Where would Chanel's family gather their harvest from?
(a) Riverbanks.
(b) Groves.
(c) Farmed land.
(d) Fields.

4. What hobby did Chanel adopt after meeting Balsan?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Horseback riding.
(c) Photography.
(d) Dog breeding.

5. What happened when Chanel's parents marry?
(a) Chanel went to live with them in Paris.
(b) Chanel's parents became eligible for an inheritance.
(c) Chanel's parents did not marry.
(d) Albert Chanel officially became her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Chanel meet Etienne Balsan?

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

3. Which of the following events was not described as happening when Chanel was born?

4. In terms of fashion, what was evolving quickly when Chanel was born?

5. In which region of her home country was Chanel born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was significant about August in Saumer?

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

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