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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which cultures exhibited the leisure class?
(a) Migratory American Indians.
(b) Postindustrial America.
(c) Primitive Indonesia.
(d) Feudal Europe.

2. What does Veblen say about the upper classes in Iceland and Polynesia?
(a) That they offered their vassals' labor to the priests.
(b) That they invested the capital and give laborers the means of production.
(c) That they were barred from physical labor.
(d) That they worked alongside the rest.

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

4. 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.

5. What did men use to display their exploits during the earliest forms of ownership?
(a) War booty.
(b) Enemy women.
(c) Gold.
(d) Stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Veblen say possessions indicate in an ownership society?

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

3. What does Veblen say results from the possession and consumption of goods?

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

5. What stage of culture contained the institution of the leisure class?

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