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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What factors drove the emergence of the leisure class?
(a) Military forces.
(b) Economic forces.
(c) Technological forces.
(d) Geographical forces.

2. How does Veblen say members of a society are ranked and judged?
(a) In terms of their power.
(b) In terms of their noble lineage.
(c) In terms of their morals.
(d) In terms of their wealth.

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

4. Where did the earliest form of ownership take place?
(a) In higher barbarian stages of culture.
(b) In early industrial stages of culture.
(c) In lower barbarian stages of culture.
(d) In high industrial stages of culture.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What classes does Veblen describe emerging as society developed?

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

4. What does Veblen say a person's possessions determine in ownership societies?

5. What does Veblen say about the upper classes in Iceland and Polynesia?

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