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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. What does Veblen mean by the terms "social inertia" and "conservatism"?
(a) Man will cling to his habits until he is forced to change.
(b) Institutions will always change faster than individuals.
(c) Man will forever idealize the past.
(d) Man will always imagine that returning to the past is possible.

2. What does Veblen cite as an example of gambling in organizations designed for devout observances?
(a) Bingo.
(b) Dating nights.
(c) Donations to charities.
(d) Church raffles.

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

4. Who benefits by a scholar's work?
(a) The scholar.
(b) The scholar's patron.
(c) The university system.
(d) The scholar's colleagues.

5. According to Veblen, how do men's attitudes change as they acquire more and more pecuniary interest in their work?
(a) They begin to give more to charity.
(b) They begin to spend more time with their families.
(c) They become more ashamed of it.
(d) They take more pride in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the state of the institution with regard to the present moment?

2. How does Veblen describe charitable organizations?

3. What, in Veblen's description, does education accomplish?

4. According to Veblen, what are sports based on?

5. What force does Veblen say drives change in the leisure class?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Veblen describe the situation of modern women, the women of his time?

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

3. How are industries ranked?

4. What are the effects of devout observances?

5. How does one move from the industrial class to the leisure class?

6. How do men change over time according to Veblen?

7. How do institutions change?

8. What is martial spirit, and which classes demonstrate it?

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

10. How do the leisure classes change over time?

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