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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 the minimum requirement.
(d) It is not undignified.

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

4. What does Veblen call the code of conduct for servants?
(a) Conspicuous discomfort.
(b) Mechanical efficiency.
(c) Service with a smile.
(d) Conspicuous subservience.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Veblen say the effects of an ownership society are on the behavior of its members?

2. What does Veblen say makes wealth desirable?

3. Who engages in vicarious consumption?

4. What distinction begins to be drawn as the group around the patron grows?

5. How must a man of leisure act?

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