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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pecuniary Emulation.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How have the upper classes distinguished themselves from the other classes?
(a) They have worked at the highest paying jobs.
(b) They have not worked.
(c) They have been able to work at any job they choose.
(d) They have worked only in positions that have prestige.

4. What incentive does Veblen say results from the desire to own property?
(a) The incentive to work.
(b) The incentive to fight over property.
(c) The incentive to marry.
(d) The incentive to have children.

5. What classes does Veblen describe emerging as society developed?
(a) Workers and parasites.
(b) Blue-collar and white-collar classes.
(c) Industrial and nonindustrial classes.
(d) Proletariat and bourgeoisie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Veblen say was the earliest form of ownership?

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

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

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

5. What happens when men come into wealth through peaceful means?

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