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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Modern Survivals of Prowess.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What distinction does Veblen say emerged between types of labor in cultures that had a leisure class?
(a) Between workers, managers, and owners.
(b) Between agitators and protestors.
(c) Between worthy and unworthy labor.
(d) Between capitalists and communists.

3. What promotes the predatory aptitudes and predatory animus?
(a) Ownership.
(b) Industrial labor.
(c) Pecuniary employments.
(d) Craftsmanship.

4. Where is conspicuous consumption most prevalent?
(a) In urban areas.
(b) In Paris.
(c) In court.
(d) In rural areas.

5. What does Veblen say clothing is designed for?
(a) Health.
(b) Support.
(c) Protection.
(d) Show.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which class has the most martial spirit, according to Veblen?

2. What is the state of the institution with regard to the present moment?

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

4. What does consumption yield to the individual?

5. What does Veblen mean by the terms "social inertia" and "conservatism"?

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