View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Conspicuous Consumption.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Veblen say the upper classes in an agricultural society see work?
(a) They master it.
(b) They idealize it.
(c) They see it as dishonorable.
(d) They envy it.

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. Which occupation would the leisure class have worked as?
(a) Writer.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Engraver.
(d) Minister.

4. What does Veblen say happens as technology progresses?
(a) Men have more children.
(b) Men have more time for activities beyond subsistence.
(c) Men have more time for prayer.
(d) Men have more wives.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Veblen say the effects of an ownership society are on the behavior of its members?

2. How does Veblen define leisure?

3. How does Veblen describe hunting in a predatory culture?

4. What does Veblen say makes wealth desirable?

5. What kind of leisure is created by inheritance?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 239 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample