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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Industrial Exemption and Conservatism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose theories influenced Veblen's ideas about selective adaptation?
(a) Marx's.
(b) Lamarck's.
(c) Darwin's.
(d) Nietzsche's.

2. What does Veblen say possessions indicate in an ownership society?
(a) The fame of the possessor.
(b) The nobility of the possessor.
(c) The power of the possessor.
(d) The virtue of the possessor.

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

4. Who engages in vicarious consumption?
(a) Men of leisure.
(b) Workers.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Servants.

5. How does Veblen define conspicuous consumption?
(a) The display of wealth in front of witnesses to wealth.
(b) A refined set of mannerisms displayed while consuming status symbols.
(c) An act of consumption that involves more than one person.
(d) Vulgar or unnecessary displays of wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the standards of consumption determined by?

2. To whom does the requirement of excessive clothing apply most?

3. According to Veblen, property became a prerequisite for what?

4. What happens when people attain a certain level of consumption?

5. Who performs the most vicarious consumption, according to Veblen?

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