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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Devout Observances.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Veblen say motivates conspicuous waste?
(a) The desire to give to the poor indirectly.
(b) The desire to demonstrate wealth.
(c) The desire to consume excessively.
(d) The desire to conform to established usage.

2. Which ethnic type does Veblen say has more predatory traits?
(a) Dolichocephalic blonds.
(b) Mediterraneans.
(c) Brachycephalic brunettes.
(d) Nordics.

3. What factor besides luck affects gambling on sports, according to Veblen?
(a) The omens that surround the game, such as the weather.
(b) The prestige of the contestants.
(c) The ability to turn loss into a gambling victory.
(d) Pride in the strength of the winners.

4. In which temperament does Veblen say that gambling originates?
(a) The predatory sentiment.
(b) The agricultural sentiment.
(c) The barbarian sentiment.
(d) The leisure sentiment.

5. Who decides what level of consumption is honorable?
(a) The aristocrats.
(b) The workers.
(c) The merchants.
(d) The community itself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what heading does Veblen put sports and fighting and other manifestations of the predatory temperament?

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

3. When does Veblen say that a leisure class emerged?

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

5. What allowed a leisure class to emerge?

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