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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Devout Observances.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Natural selection of social structure is influenced by the natural selection of what?
(a) Economies.
(b) Capitalists.
(c) Institutions.
(d) Producers.

3. What kinds of events does Veblen say were arranged by organizations during his time that were related to devout observance?
(a) Grassroots political events.
(b) Fundraisers.
(c) Sporting events.
(d) Team-building seminars.

4. Spending money on churches is an example of what?
(a) Vicarious waste.
(b) Architectural waste.
(c) Devout consumption.
(d) Conspicuous consumption.

5. To what does Veblen compare the martial spirit in lower-class delinquents?
(a) Youthful impetuosity.
(b) The state of war.
(c) The college spirit in sports.
(d) Drunkenness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Spending money on ornate buildings is an example of what?

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

3. How does Veblen say the upper classes in an agricultural society see work?

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

5. What distinguishes devout structures from other buildings?

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