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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does a man of leisure indicate his position in society?
(a) By giving money to charities.
(b) By consuming and giving away certain things.
(c) By volunteering to help the poor.
(d) By his association with people of renown.

2. Under what conditions does Veblen say that members of the industrial class will fight?
(a) When they want to settle a score.
(b) He says they will fight for almost any reason.
(c) When they are angry or drunk.
(d) When someone's honor has been insulted.

3. What does Veblen say public lawns have?
(a) Lower maintenance than pastures.
(b) More aesthetic beauty than pastures.
(c) Emulation of pastures.
(d) Pecuniary beauty.

4. What is the relationship between manners and class?
(a) Manners indicate social climbers.
(b) Manners change from time to time to keep newcomers at a disadvantage.
(c) Manners indicate conformity to the dominant class's fashions.
(d) Manners indicate breeding and status.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Veblen say comprises people's standard of living?

2. What does Veblen say the effects of an ownership society are on the behavior of its members?

3. To what agency does Veblen attribute industrial man's faith in luck?

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

5. What classes does Veblen describe emerging as society developed?

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