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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. Who is said to have ushered Chanel into chateau life?
(a) Suzanne Orlandi.
(b) Boy Capel.
(c) Adrienne Chanel.
(d) Etienne Balsan.

2. Why did Sam Goldwyn want to use Chanel's fashions in his films?
(a) To help Chanel out when business was bad.
(b) To create a timeless look for his films.
(c) To attract women to the cinema.
(d) To capitalize on Chanel's fame.

3. After hats, what did Chanel turn her attention to designing?
(a) Active wear.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Wedding dresses.
(d) Ball gowns.

4. Who eased the public into accepting the idea of mass-produced dresses by Chanel?
(a) Le Mode magazine.
(b) The retailers who sold the dresses.
(c) Vogue magazine.
(d) Newspaper fashion editors.

5. In addition to Adrienne, who did Chanel recruit to wear her fashions around town?
(a) Genevieve Vix.
(b) Suzanne d'Orlandi.
(c) Her sister Antoinette.
(d) Gabrielle Dorziat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was distinctive about Clemenceau's manner of dress?

2. Who did Capel have make an elegant version of the simple lines Chanel always wore?

3. What did nostalgics lament about the direction of post-war fashion?

4. Who lived nearby to Chanel's millinery shop?

5. How long did Adrienne Chanel wait to marry her lover?

Short Essay Questions

1. Following her success as a hat designer, on what areas of fashion did Chanel focus her attention?

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

3. How did Chanel benefit from the invasion of France in 1914?

4. What happened when Balsan found out about Chanel's relationship with Capel?

5. What was special about Chanel's work for the 1924 dance operetta, Blue Train?

6. Why was Boy Capel an ideal match for Chanel?

7. What was life at Balsan's chateau like for Chanel?

8. What characterized Chanel's Russian period?

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

10. Describe Emilienne d'Alecon.

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