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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did plagues begin to sweep through provincial villages?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1870.

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

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

4. How did Chanel feel about the place where she stayed after leaving the orphanage?
(a) Chanel felt as if she was making a difference.
(b) Chanel felt the need to escape.
(c) Chanel felt at home.
(d) Chanel felt unwelcome.

5. When did Chanel's father abandon her?
(a) When he joined the military.
(b) After her mother's death.
(c) When he got married.
(d) At her birth.

6. In what country was Coco Chanel born?
(a) America.
(b) France.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Switzerland.

7. Where did Chanel go during her self-imposed exile following her scandalous affair?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Spain.

8. In what year was Chanel born?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1864.
(d) 1894.

9. What does biographer Edmonde Charles-Roux say Chanel tried to conceal her entire life?
(a) Her shoe size.
(b) Her religious beliefs.
(c) Her real name.
(d) The circumstances of her birth.

10. In the city where Chanel was born, what was August known as?
(a) The month of L'Hexagone.
(b) The month of the Carrousel.
(c) The month of Marianne.
(d) The month of the Rhine.

11. What was the advantage of men's clothing at the time of Chanel's birth?
(a) Men's clothing was less expensive.
(b) Men's clothing was made from long-lasting fabrics.
(c) Men's clothing designs were elegantly simple.
(d) Men's clothing allowed freedom of movement.

12. In the foreword, how is Chanel's work ethic described upon her return to Paris after her exile?
(a) Inefficient.
(b) Exhausting.
(c) Complaisant.
(d) Tyrannical.

13. For what was Etienne Balsan famous?
(a) His abuse of alcohol.
(b) His altruism.
(c) His bad investments.
(d) His mistresses.

14. What was Coco Chanel's real first name?
(a) Monique.
(b) Gabrielle.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Marie.

15. What was "Boy" Capel's first name?
(a) David.
(b) James.
(c) John.
(d) Arthur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described as one of Chanel's most scandalous affairs?

2. Where would Chanel's family gather their harvest from?

3. Who was Etienne Balsan?

4. In terms of fashion, what was evolving quickly when Chanel was born?

5. When she was twenty years old, in which town was Chanel offered a job?

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