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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gabrielle Chanel.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is described as an important center of style in Chanel's birth city?
(a) The church.
(b) The racetrack.
(c) The opera house.
(d) The courthouse.

3. What variety of artist provided Chanel unexpected exposure?
(a) A portrait painter.
(b) A fashion illustrator.
(c) A charicaturist.
(d) An animator.

4. To which of her acquaintances did Chanel share a very similar background?
(a) Suzanne Orlandi.
(b) Etienne Balsan.
(c) Cecil Sorel.
(d) Gabrielle Dorziat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of her inexperience in the fashion trade, what characterized Chanel's shop?

2. In the city where Chanel was born, what was August known as?

3. What did the city Chanel was born in have a great love for?

4. At what age did Chanel decide to enter the novitiate?

5. Where did Balsan allow Chanel to open up a millinery shop?

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