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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. In which temperament does Veblen say that gambling originates?
(a) The leisure sentiment.
(b) The predatory sentiment.
(c) The agricultural sentiment.
(d) The barbarian sentiment.

2. Which class has the most martial spirit, according to Veblen?
(a) The leisure class.
(b) The lower class.
(c) The middle class.
(d) The industrial class.

3. What changes as a result of a change in institutions?
(a) Technology.
(b) The means of production.
(c) Habits and thoughts.
(d) Economic models.

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

5. How does Veblen describe charitable organizations?
(a) A somewhat militaristic.
(b) As grounded in competition for status.
(c) As fundamentally economic.
(d) As semireligious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is affected by the institution of a social class?

2. What does the belief in luck accompany?

3. What kinds of events does Veblen say were arranged by organizations during his time that were related to devout observance?

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

5. How does Veblen describe anthropomorphic cults?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Veblen describe devout observances?

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

5. How does Veblen's book reveal Darwin's influence?

6. Which classes duel? Which classes fight?

7. How does the workman manifest his animistic view about luck?

8. How does Veblen describe the gambling temperament?

9. How are industries ranked?

10. How do the devout observances of the clergy have their cultural-economic effect?

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