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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when men come into wealth through peaceful means?
(a) Property becomes an indicator of success.
(b) Property becomes the measure of spiritual values.
(c) Property becomes an indicator of heritage.
(d) Property becomes the subject of competition and warfare.

2. Whose theories influenced Veblen's ideas about selective adaptation?
(a) Lamarck's.
(b) Nietzsche's.
(c) Marx's.
(d) Darwin's.

3. What does Veblen say possessions indicate in an ownership society?
(a) The power of the possessor.
(b) The fame of the possessor.
(c) The nobility of the possessor.
(d) The virtue of the possessor.

4. What consumption articles does Veblen state that the consumer hangs on to the most?
(a) Necessities.
(b) Luxuries.
(c) Objects with high exchange value.
(d) Objects with high utility value.

5. How must a man of leisure act?
(a) With decorum appropriate to his station.
(b) With no respect or regard for his inferiors.
(c) With deference toward his equals and superiors.
(d) WIth appreciation for the technical trades that allow him his leisure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do silver spoons have that machine-made spoons do not?

2. Why do people spend more than they need for physical comfort?

3. How does Veblen describe anthropomorphic cults?

4. What do expensive handmade clothes have that cheap imitations do not?

5. Under what conditions does Veblen say that members of the industrial class will fight?

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