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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Devout Observances.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Veblen say gambling originated?
(a) He says it originated in peaceable culture.
(b) He says it originated in predatory culture.
(c) He says it originated in sports.
(d) He says it is an archaic activity.
2. Vicarious consumption reflects whose standing?
(a) The slave's.
(b) The patron's.
(c) The servant's.
(d) The worker's.
3. What does the belief in luck accompany?
(a) Resistance to industrialism.
(b) Belief in immortality.
(c) Loss of faith in religion.
(d) Development of status.
4. Where does Veblen say scholars fit in the social spectrum?
(a) They are looked down upon for their lower earnings.
(b) They are valued for their high level of expenditures on conspicuous items.
(c) They are looked up to for their production of cultural materials.
(d) They are looked up to for their vicarious consumption of cultural production.
5. Spending money on ornate buildings is an example of what?
(a) Vicarious consumption.
(b) Vicarious waste.
(c) Conspicuous waste.
(d) Devout waste.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Veblen say is the reason for gambling?
2. What classes does Veblen describe emerging as society developed?
3. How does Veblen explain the change of fashion from year to year?
4. What is reserved for the leisure class?
5. What clothes should members of the leisure class wear?
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