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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Chanel decide to enter the novitiate?
(a) Ten years old.
(b) Eighteen years old.
(c) Sixteen years old.
(d) Twenty years old.

2. Chanel designed costumes for plays at which venue?
(a) Balsan's chateau.
(b) La Rotunde.
(c) The Moulin Rouge.
(d) The palace at Versailles.

3. Who did Chanel describe as a nasal-voiced old clown?
(a) Emilienne d'Alecon.
(b) Pablo Picasso.
(c) Gabrielle Dorziat.
(d) Sarah Bernhardt.

4. What garment gave Chanel her first major commercial success?
(a) A folded-collar blouse.
(b) A beaded ladies' dinner jacket.
(c) A silk capelet.
(d) A corset-less suit.

5. What was distinctive about Clemenceau's manner of dress?
(a) It was intricately decorated.
(b) It was a combination of finery and rumpled field clothes.
(c) It was considered inappropriate for a man of his age.
(d) It was a combination of men's and women's clothing.

6. Who did Chanel choose as her lover from the 10th Chasseurs?
(a) Pablo Picasso.
(b) Etienne Balsan.
(c) The Duke of Westminster.
(d) Boy Capel.

7. What did nostalgics lament about the direction of post-war fashion?
(a) That it was the end of durable fabrics.
(b) That it was the end of good taste.
(c) That it was the end of the "golden era."
(d) That it was the end of opulence.

8. How did Boy Capel die?
(a) In a hotel fire.
(b) From tuberculosis.
(c) By a case of measles.
(d) In an automobile accident.

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

10. What was Chanel's role in her theatre performances?
(a) A harpist.
(b) A mime.
(c) A poseus.
(d) A dancer.

11. How did the press regard Chanel as she gained fame?
(a) As a fashion "wild child."
(b) With growing respect.
(c) With disdain.
(d) With curiosity

12. Who arranged a job for Chanel at a shop?
(a) Her canonesses.
(b) A local merchant.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) A former teacher.

13. How did Chanel wear her collars which were unlike other women of the time?
(a) As simple folded-down squares.
(b) Popped up.
(c) Chanel purposely never wore collared shirts.
(d) Decorated with frills and lace.

14. Who lived nearby to Chanel's millinery shop?
(a) Boy Capel.
(b) Adrienne Chanel.
(c) George Clemenceau.
(d) Pierre Reverdy.

15. What was the occupation of Chanel's friend, Caryathis?
(a) A concert pianist.
(b) A dancer.
(c) A fashion designer.
(d) A cubist painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Chanel's nickname, Coco, come from?

2. What variety of artist provided Chanel unexpected exposure?

3. Who was George Clemenceau?

4. During Chanel's Russian Period, what did she incorporate into her fashions?

5. After WWI, what image did women want fashion to project?

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