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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 clothing is designed for?
(a) Show.
(b) Protection.
(c) Support.
(d) Health.

2. Spending money on ornate buildings is an example of what?
(a) Vicarious waste.
(b) Vicarious consumption.
(c) Conspicuous waste.
(d) Devout waste.

3. Why does Veblen say women wore corsets?
(a) Because discomfort was a luxury.
(b) Because making them slenderer made them seem more expensive.
(c) Because restricting their movements made them less threatening.
(d) Because restricting their movements prevented them from work.

4. What employments did upper-class people in Iceland and Polynesia work in?
(a) Government, military, and the ministry.
(b) Management, service jobs, and newspapers.
(c) Arts, music, and entertainment.
(d) Investment banking and diplomacy.

5. Under what heading does Veblen put sports and fighting and other manifestations of the predatory temperament?
(a) Unproductive aggression.
(b) Savagery.
(c) Exploitation.
(d) Disgruntlement.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Veblen say members of a society are ranked and judged?

2. What promotes the predatory aptitudes and predatory animus?

3. Where does Veblen say the leisure class lived during his time?

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

5. What is affected by the institution of a social class?

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