The Theory of the Leisure Class Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Theory of the Leisure Class Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distinction does Veblen say emerged between types of labor in cultures that had a leisure class?
(a) Between capitalists and communists.
(b) Between agitators and protestors.
(c) Between worthy and unworthy labor.
(d) Between workers, managers, and owners.

2. What does Veblen say was lacking in primitive culture?
(a) Ownership of private property.
(b) The need for drudgery.
(c) A governing class.
(d) A priest class.

3. To whom does the requirement of excessive clothing apply most?
(a) Women.
(b) Servants.
(c) Children.
(d) Owners.

4. What does Veblen say causes the emergence of crimes against property?
(a) The emergence of money.
(b) The development of debt.
(c) The sanctification of property.
(d) The exploitation of labor.

5. What standard does Veblen say guides people's behavior?
(a) The standard of the highest ranking relative in their ancestry.
(b) The standard of the people surrounding them.
(c) The standard of the class they were born into.
(d) The standard of the class just beyond their reach.

6. What does Veblen say clothing is designed for?
(a) Health.
(b) Show.
(c) Support.
(d) Protection.

7. What does Veblen say about the upper classes in Iceland and Polynesia?
(a) That they were barred from physical labor.
(b) That they offered their vassals' labor to the priests.
(c) That they invested the capital and give laborers the means of production.
(d) That they worked alongside the rest.

8. What are the standards of consumption determined by?
(a) Conspicuous waste and workmanship.
(b) Class mobility.
(c) Industrial production.
(d) Physical comfort.

9. What stage of culture contained the institution of the leisure class?
(a) High stages of barbarian culture.
(b) Late stages of agricultural culture.
(c) Late stages of hunting culture.
(d) Early stages of agricultural culture.

10. According to Veblen, property became a prerequisite for what?
(a) Comfort.
(b) Reputation.
(c) Respect.
(d) Starting a family.

11. How does a man of leisure indicate his position in society?
(a) By volunteering to help the poor.
(b) By consuming and giving away certain things.
(c) By his association with people of renown.
(d) By giving money to charities.

12. How does Veblen describe hunting in a predatory culture?
(a) It was a form of sport.
(b) It was the center of all activities.
(c) It was a necessary evil.
(d) It was the source of religion.

13. What distinguishes devout structures from other buildings?
(a) They are more comfortable.
(b) They are always open to the public.
(c) They are more ornate.
(d) They are less elaborate.

14. What does Veblen say causes an item of clothing to be seen as inferior?
(a) If it is widely available.
(b) If it is gaudy.
(c) If it is cheap.
(d) If it is easy to manufacture.

15. What does Veblen say is the motive for ownership?
(a) Envy.
(b) Possessiveness.
(c) Competitiveness.
(d) Emulation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which employments were associated with a lower status?

2. What is reserved for the leisure class?

3. Why do people spend more than they need for physical comfort?

4. What does Veblen say the effects of an ownership society are on the behavior of its members?

5. What does Veblen say is evidence of people's concern with their appearances?

(see the answer keys)

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