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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 is the purpose of devout observances?
(a) To capture some of the spoils of exploitation in the church.
(b) To motivate the community to greater efficiency.
(c) To give time for reflection, reconsideration, and invention.
(d) To lower the economic efficiency of a community.

2. 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 expose as much or as little of themselves as fashion warrants.
(c) They will wear clothing that gets in the way of their work.
(d) They will neglect to protect themselves from the weather.

3. What does Veblen mean by the terms "social inertia" and "conservatism"?
(a) Man will cling to his habits until he is forced to change.
(b) Institutions will always change faster than individuals.
(c) Man will always imagine that returning to the past is possible.
(d) Man will forever idealize the past.

4. Whose theories influenced Veblen's ideas about selective adaptation?
(a) Lamarck's.
(b) Darwin's.
(c) Nietzsche's.
(d) Marx's.

5. Spending money on churches is an example of what?
(a) Devout consumption.
(b) Vicarious waste.
(c) Architectural waste.
(d) Conspicuous consumption.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are signs of vicarious consumption?

2. Which class has the most martial spirit, according to Veblen?

3. What distinction does Veblen say separates men and women?

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

5. How does Veblen say members of a society are ranked and judged?

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