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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which ethnic type does Veblen say has more predatory traits?
(a) Dolichocephalic blonds.
(b) Brachycephalic brunettes.
(c) Nordics.
(d) Mediterraneans.

2. How does Veblen describe anthropomorphic cults?
(a) As predatory cultures.
(b) As distractions for industrial classes.
(c) As external features of devout observances.
(d) As antepredatory cultures.

3. To which group does the selection process seem to apply least?
(a) Predatory types.
(b) Peaceable types.
(c) Antepredatory variants.
(d) Ethnic types.

4. What, according to Veblen, has shaped women's experiences?
(a) Charitable organizations.
(b) Religion.
(c) Men.
(d) Tradition.

5. When, according to Veblen, does the leisure class change most?
(a) When there are no wars.
(b) When the economy is adapting to changes.
(c) When there are conflicts abroad but not at home.
(d) When the question of succession to the throne or presidency is at issue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What promotes the predatory aptitudes and predatory animus?

2. According to Veblen, women in the leisure class are partially exempt from what?

3. What does Veblen say is the reason for gambling?

4. Why, according to Veblen, were women excluded from education?

5. Where does Veblen say gambling originated?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do sports relate to the fighting spirit?

2. How does Veblen describe the difference between esoteric and exoteric knowledge?

3. How are organizations organized around devout observances?

4. What are the effects of devout observances?

5. How does Veblen describe devout observances?

6. How does Veblen describe the gambling temperament?

7. What temperament does Veblen say characterizes the leisure class, and how does the leisure class change?

8. How are leisure-class women like members of the clergy?

9. What traits in men are required for the success of a community, in Veblen's description?

10. How does the study of the classics and classical languages change over time?

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