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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Veblen say is the motive for ownership?
(a) Possessiveness.
(b) Envy.
(c) Emulation.
(d) Competitiveness.

2. How must a man of leisure act?
(a) With decorum appropriate to his station.
(b) WIth appreciation for the technical trades that allow him his leisure.
(c) With deference toward his equals and superiors.
(d) With no respect or regard for his inferiors.

3. What happens when men come into wealth through peaceful means?
(a) Property becomes the subject of competition and warfare.
(b) Property becomes the measure of spiritual values.
(c) Property becomes an indicator of heritage.
(d) Property becomes an indicator of success.

4. What does Veblen say was lacking in primitive culture?
(a) A governing class.
(b) Ownership of private property.
(c) A priest class.
(d) The need for drudgery.

5. What aspect of culture was a condition for the development of a leisure class?
(a) The entire community had to be involved in earning subsistence.
(b) Community standards of decency had to be fairly loose.
(c) The goal of a good life had to involve hard work.
(d) Subsistence could be obtained without the entire community.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Veblen define leisure?

2. What distinguishes devout structures from other buildings?

3. What does Veblen say happens whenever people acquire a greater ability to pay?

4. What allowed a leisure class to emerge?

5. What happens when a community develops a standard of wealth?

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