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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is said to have shaped the world in which Chanel spent her childhood?

2. What hobby did Chanel adopt after meeting Balsan?

3. Which of the following is not described as an experience of Chanel's childhood?

4. Which of the following events was not described as happening when Chanel was born?

5. In the city where Chanel was born, for how long had women's fashion gone unchanged?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Chanel's relationships with aristocrats influence her work?

2. Who was named as the fashion-setters at the end of the 1800s?

3. What was significant about August in Saumer?

4. Where was Chanel's family from, and where was she herself born?

5. What sort of environments was Chanel surrounded by as a child?

6. When did Chanel's parents marry, and what did it mean for the family?

7. How is Chanel's style of working after her return to Paris described?

8. What had Chanel's family done for generations?

9. What was the result of Chanel's affair with a German officer?

10. Who was Etienne Balsan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the rivalry between Chanel and Schiaparelli. Why were they in competition? How did the press handle the rivalry? What does Cubism and Surrealism have to do with their rivalry? Who won the competition?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Chanel's experience as a costumer. In what plays and productions was she involved? Why was she invited to Hollywood and how did that work out?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Chanel as a business woman. How did she choose to run her business? Was she a successful business woman? What are some innovative things she did to improve business? How did her business sense improve overtime?

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