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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Belief in Luck.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vicarious consumption reflects whose standing?
(a) The servant's.
(b) The patron's.
(c) The slave's.
(d) The worker's.

2. What distinction begins to be drawn as the group around the patron grows?
(a) Between upper-class and lower-class merchants.
(b) Between landed and monied gentry.
(c) Between noble and ignoble.
(d) Between aristocratic and democratic.

3. What kind of leisure is created by inheritance?
(a) Super-leisure.
(b) Marginal leisure.
(c) Obligatory leisure.
(d) Vicarious leisure.

4. What do expensive handmade clothes have that cheap imitations do not?
(a) The signature of the maker.
(b) The aesthetic quality of the original.
(c) Patented features.
(d) More authentic components.

5. What does Veblen say is the reason for gambling?
(a) Longing for riches.
(b) A belief in luck.
(c) Failure to be convinced of the value of labor.
(d) Distrust in the economic system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Veblen say a woman's dress indicates about her spouse?

2. As leisure classes develop, whom do the marginal men of leisure in the lower ranks affiliate themselves with?

3. What does consumption yield to the individual?

4. What factor besides luck affects gambling on sports, according to Veblen?

5. How does a belief in luck have an effect on efficiency?

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