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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Coco, a Kept Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Chanel do in order to have her fashions publicized?
(a) Held in-store parties for her clients.
(b) Dressed her influential friends.
(c) Staged shows for magazine editors.
(d) Sent samples to fashion magazines.

2. In what year did Chanel return to Paris fashion?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1946.

3. Where did Chanel's nickname, Coco, come from?
(a) From the sound of her laughter.
(b) Her love for chocolate.
(c) Songs she sang in the theatre.
(d) Her tendency to wear brown.

4. As a young woman, on what did Adrienne Chanel focus her attention?
(a) Having a career in fashion.
(b) Being accepted in high society.
(c) Studying at university.
(d) Raising her siblings.

5. Who was "Boy" Capel to Chanel?
(a) The only man Chanel would ever love.
(b) A distant relation.
(c) A rival.
(d) Her trusted business partner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Chanel's parents marry?

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

3. While living at the chateau, what did Chanel begin to develop a wardrobe specifically for?

4. What is described as an important center of style in Chanel's birth city?

5. Who was Etienne Balsan?

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