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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) Boy Capel.
(b) Etienne Balsan.
(c) Suzanne Orlandi.
(d) Adrienne Chanel.

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

3. Simply put, for what did Chanel become famous?
(a) Her love life.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Shocking the public.
(d) Being different.

4. What did Chanel do for her friend Raymond Radiguet?
(a) Paid for his daughter's schooling.
(b) Bought him an apartment.
(c) Paid his hospital bills.
(d) Hired him as an assistant designer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What invention made the flaws of women's dress apparent?

2. From where did Chanel gain much of her business in 1914?

3. What major event occurred in 1914 which affected Chanel's work?

4. As a young woman, on what did Adrienne Chanel focus her attention?

5. Why did Chanel take a job as a water dispenser?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Chanel, what made her successful in designing fashion for society?

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

3. In what way did the invention of the motor vehicle highlight the impracticalities of women's fashion?

4. Describe Emilienne d'Alecon.

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

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

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

8. How did Chanel use her friends to find commercial success?

9. What role did Vogue magazine play when Chanel began mass-producing dresses?

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

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