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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. According to Veblen, there is a natural selection among what?
(a) Ethnic types.
(b) Forms of wastefulness.
(c) Forms of consumption.
(d) Production techniques.

2. What form does Veblen say the pressure to change takes?
(a) Emergencies.
(b) Crises.
(c) The threat of war.
(d) Pecuniary exigencies.

3. What is reserved for the leisure class?
(a) Possession of slaves.
(b) Luxuries like jewelry.
(c) Travel.
(d) Owning property.

4. What distinguishes devout structures from other buildings?
(a) They are less elaborate.
(b) They are more ornate.
(c) They are more comfortable.
(d) They are always open to the public.

5. What happens when people attain a certain level of consumption?
(a) It is difficult to move to a lower level.
(b) They are free to move down, but it is difficult to move further up.
(c) It is easier to reach what has been just out of reach.
(d) They try to raise their children with less frivolous things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which ethnic type does Veblen say has more predatory traits?

2. What does Veblen say is the most serious occupation of the leisure class?

3. To what does Veblen compare the martial spirit in lower-class delinquents?

4. What employments did upper-class people in Iceland and Polynesia work in?

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

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