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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the leisure class become part of society?
(a) At the same time slavery did.
(b) At the same time technology did.
(c) At the same time ownership did.
(d) At the same time religion did.

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

4. What does Veblen say was lacking in primitive culture?
(a) A governing class.
(b) Ownership of private property.
(c) The need for drudgery.
(d) A priest class.

5. What does Veblen say happens to cultures that develop knowledge and tools?
(a) They become more decadent.
(b) They become more efficient.
(c) They become more warlike.
(d) They become more diplomatic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which cultures exhibited the leisure class?

3. How does Veblen classify industrial labor in industrial societies?

4. Vicarious leisure results in what?

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

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