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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. Where does Veblen say scholars fit in the social spectrum?
(a) They are looked down upon for their lower earnings.
(b) They are looked up to for their vicarious consumption of cultural production.
(c) They are valued for their high level of expenditures on conspicuous items.
(d) They are looked up to for their production of cultural materials.

2. What is it that forces the resistant social classes to adapt to new conditions?
(a) Competition from other classes.
(b) The stability of the class structure itself.
(c) The stress involved in keeping their traditions.
(d) The cost of adapting.

3. What does Veblen say is evidence of people's concern with their appearances?
(a) They will follow the fashions, no matter how silly.
(b) They will wear clothing that gets in the way of their work.
(c) They will neglect to protect themselves from the weather.
(d) They will expose as much or as little of themselves as fashion warrants.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the standard of wealth over time?

2. What does Veblen say results from the possession and consumption of goods?

3. What does Veblen say makes wealth desirable?

4. What is reserved for the leisure class?

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

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