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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Belief in Luck.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Veblen say a woman's dress indicates about her spouse?
(a) Her interdependence upon him.
(b) Her reliance upon him.
(c) Her independence from him.
(d) Her affection for him.

2. What do expensive handmade clothes have that cheap imitations do not?
(a) Patented features.
(b) The signature of the maker.
(c) The aesthetic quality of the original.
(d) More authentic components.

3. Where does Veblen say gambling originated?
(a) He says it originated in sports.
(b) He says it originated in peaceable culture.
(c) He says it originated in predatory culture.
(d) He says it is an archaic activity.

4. How does Veblen explain the change of fashion from year to year?
(a) It is a form of conspicuous waste.
(b) It is a shallow form of bourgeois emulation of different aristocratic idols.
(c) It is a form of cultural restlessness.
(d) It is a constantly renewed way to police who is current and who is classic.

5. What does Veblen say is the reason for gambling?
(a) Distrust in the economic system.
(b) Failure to be convinced of the value of labor.
(c) A belief in luck.
(d) Longing for riches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vicarious consumption reflects whose standing?

2. What aspect of man's character does gambling originate in, according to Veblen?

3. Vicarious leisure results in what?

4. What does the belief in luck accompany?

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

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