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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. How long did Adrienne Chanel wait to marry her lover?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Thirty years.

2. What was Chanel's signature scent developed during her Russian Period.
(a) Chanel No. 5.
(b) L'Heure Bleue.
(c) Pot Pourri.
(d) Bois des ÃŽles.

3. Who was Gabrielle Dorziat?
(a) A poet.
(b) A French diplomat's wife.
(c) Chanel's favorite assistant.
(d) An actress.

4. In "Coco, a Kept Woman," which of the following is not described as one of the dominant designers in Paris fashion?
(a) Jeanne Paquin.
(b) Paul Poiret.
(c) Charles Fredrick Worth.
(d) Jacques Doucet.

5. Because of her inexperience in the fashion trade, what characterized Chanel's shop?
(a) Underpriced merchandise.
(b) A sense of looseness.
(c) Ill-fitting clothes.
(d) Inconsistent business hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took it upon herself to help Chanel recover from Boy's death?

2. What variety of artist provided Chanel unexpected exposure?

3. Where did Chanel's nickname, Coco, come from?

4. What did Boy's transfer away from the front lines allow him to do?

5. How old was Chanel when her mother died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did late eighteenth-century photographs of Chanel already exhibit her unique style?

2. What garment, common today, was conceived by Chanel?

3. What characterized Chanel's Russian period?

4. Explain Chanel's brief involvement with Hollywood.

5. Describe Emilienne d'Alecon.

6. How did Chanel earn her nickname, "Coco"?

7. Explain how Chanel used mannequins to promote her work.

8. What fascinated visitors to Chanel's Rue Cambon shop when it first opened?

9. How did Boy Capel die, and who helped Chanel through her grieving?

10. What effect did the First World War have on women's fashion?

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