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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Veblen describe hunting in a predatory culture?
(a) It was a form of sport.
(b) It was the source of religion.
(c) It was the center of all activities.
(d) It was a necessary evil.

2. Which aspect of culture was a condition for the development of a leisure class?
(a) A predatory nature in the community.
(b) Representative government.
(c) An ethic of sharing.
(d) Competition for resources.

3. What aspect of culture was a condition for the development of a leisure class?
(a) Subsistence could be obtained without the entire community.
(b) The goal of a good life had to involve hard work.
(c) Community standards of decency had to be fairly loose.
(d) The entire community had to be involved in earning subsistence.

4. When does Veblen say that a leisure class emerged?
(a) During the transition from savage barbarism to agricultural barbarism.
(b) During the transition from agricultural barbarism to urban mercantilism.
(c) During the transition from mercantilism to early industry.
(d) During the transition from primitive savagery to barbarism.

5. What stage of culture contained the institution of the leisure class?
(a) Early stages of agricultural culture.
(b) Late stages of hunting culture.
(c) Late stages of agricultural culture.
(d) High stages of barbarian culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Veblen say makes wealth desirable?

2. What did men use to display their exploits during the earliest forms of ownership?

3. What was the state of the leisure class in hunting cultures?

4. Vicarious leisure results in what?

5. Where did the earliest form of ownership take place?

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