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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 is reserved for the leisure class?
(a) Travel.
(b) Luxuries like jewelry.
(c) Possession of slaves.
(d) Owning property.

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

3. What spiritual need does clothing serve for people?
(a) Veblen says that it reminds them of the discomforts Christ suffered.
(b) Veblen says that it helps them conform to society.
(c) Veblen says that it helps them raise their eyes to the skies.
(d) Veblen says that it comforts them as God comforts them.

4. What makes dress a good indicator of conspicuous waste?
(a) It is always on display.
(b) Everyone knows how much clothing costs.
(c) Everyone has to wear it.
(d) It can be made in so many different ways.

5. Why does Veblen say women wore corsets?
(a) Because restricting their movements prevented them from work.
(b) Because discomfort was a luxury.
(c) Because making them slenderer made them seem more expensive.
(d) Because restricting their movements made them less threatening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of value does Veblen say gambling has?

2. Vicarious leisure results in what?

3. What distinction begins to be drawn as the group around the patron grows?

4. What does Veblen say a woman's dress indicates about her spouse?

5. Where is conspicuous consumption most prevalent?

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