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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Conspicuous Consumption.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Veblen say possessions indicate in an ownership society?
(a) The nobility of the possessor.
(b) The power of the possessor.
(c) The virtue of the possessor.
(d) The fame of the possessor.

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

3. Vicarious leisure results in what?
(a) Greater employment.
(b) Competition among owners.
(c) Competition among servant classes.
(d) Distinctions among servant classes.

4. How does Veblen say the laboring classes in an agricultural society see work?
(a) It is humiliating.
(b) It is the means to advancement.
(c) It is not undignified.
(d) It is the minimum requirement.

5. What does Veblen say an ownership society motivates people to do?
(a) Work hard.
(b) Steal.
(c) Conquer other people.
(d) Keep money within the family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Veblen say is the motive for ownership?

3. Private ownership led to what cultural development?

4. Where is conspicuous consumption most prevalent?

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

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