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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. In what year did plagues begin to sweep through provincial villages?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1910.

2. What was the advantage of men's clothing at the time of Chanel's birth?
(a) Men's clothing designs were elegantly simple.
(b) Men's clothing was made from long-lasting fabrics.
(c) Men's clothing allowed freedom of movement.
(d) Men's clothing was less expensive.

3. In what area was Chanel's pairing with "Boy" Capel advantageous?
(a) Politics.
(b) Society.
(c) Religion.
(d) Business.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From which village did Chanel's family come?

2. What was Chanel said to have become to "all the young lions of the age"?

3. At the time of her birth, what was Chanel's mother's marital status?

4. What happened when Chanel's parents marry?

5. What did Chanel's great-grandfather use to rent a property?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Chanel's relationships with aristocrats influence her work?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where did Chanel go after leaving the convent?

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

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

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