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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 property did Chanel's great-grandfather rent?
(a) A store room.
(b) An inn.
(c) A hall.
(d) A plot of farm land.

2. During her time at the chateau, to what did Chanel apply her charms and style?
(a) The art of seduction.
(b) Beginning a career in the theatre.
(c) Making friends.
(d) Entering high-society.

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

4. Where did Chanel make her stage debut?
(a) La Rotunde.
(b) Broadway.
(c) Moulin Rouge.
(d) Château de Boisclaireau.

5. What was fashion at the time of Chanel's birth said to have made women look?
(a) Like decorated cakes.
(b) Like pillowcases.
(c) Deformed and crippled.
(d) Like haystacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Chanel said to have become to "all the young lions of the age"?

2. What kind of shop did Chanel open?

3. Who are described as the fashion setters at the end of the 1800s?

4. What brought Chanel back to Paris?

5. How did Chanel wear her collars which were unlike other women of the time?

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