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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 is the motive for ownership?
(a) Envy.
(b) Competitiveness.
(c) Possessiveness.
(d) Emulation.

2. What was the state of the leisure class in hunting cultures?
(a) It was highly developed, and hunters exploit the women for their labor.
(b) It was developing but still competing with the communal lifestyle.
(c) It did not exist.
(d) It existed only for the priests.

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

4. According to Veblen, property became a prerequisite for what?
(a) Respect.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Starting a family.
(d) Reputation.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Veblen classify industrial labor in industrial societies?

4. How have the upper classes distinguished themselves from the other classes?

5. Which occupation would the leisure class have worked as?

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