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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pecuniary Standard of Living.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Veblen say was the earliest form of ownership?
(a) Ownership of land.
(b) Ownership of women.
(c) Ownership of songs.
(d) Ownership of hunting rights.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What force does Veblen say shapes the standard of living?

2. What consumption articles does Veblen state that the consumer hangs on to the most?

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

4. What does Veblen say comprises people's standard of living?

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

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