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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 aspect of man's character does gambling originate in, according to Veblen?
(a) The predatory character.
(b) The religious character.
(c) The antepredatory character.
(d) The peaceable character.

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

3. To what agency does Veblen attribute industrial man's faith in luck?
(a) Spirits of a place.
(b) God.
(c) The unseen hand.
(d) The spirit of the times.

4. In which temperament does Veblen say that gambling originates?
(a) The leisure sentiment.
(b) The agricultural sentiment.
(c) The predatory sentiment.
(d) The barbarian sentiment.

5. What does consumption yield to the individual?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Utility.
(c) Reputation.
(d) Status.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term Veblen uses for the belief that a sports event can be influenced by outside factors?

2. Vicarious consumption reflects whose standing?

3. How does a man of leisure indicate his position in society?

4. Who engages in vicarious consumption?

5. What does the belief in luck accompany?

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