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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Conspicuous Consumption.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What factors drove the emergence of the leisure class?
(a) Military forces.
(b) Economic forces.
(c) Geographical forces.
(d) Technological forces.

2. How does Veblen say members of a society are ranked and judged?
(a) In terms of their morals.
(b) In terms of their noble lineage.
(c) In terms of their wealth.
(d) In terms of their power.

3. What does Veblen say was the earliest form of ownership?
(a) Ownership of songs.
(b) Ownership of hunting rights.
(c) Ownership of women.
(d) Ownership of land.

4. As leisure classes develop, whom do the marginal men of leisure in the lower ranks affiliate themselves with?
(a) The upper-class women.
(b) The men of leisure in the higher ranks.
(c) The slaves.
(d) The workers.

5. What does Veblen say a person's possessions determine in ownership societies?
(a) Status.
(b) Profession.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Class.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Veblen, property became a prerequisite for what?

2. What does Veblen say an ownership society motivates people to do?

3. What aspect of culture was a condition for the development of a leisure class?

4. What does consumption yield to the individual?

5. Which aspect of culture was a condition for the development of a leisure class?

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