As Reported on NPR Online Feed: a 1981 Self-Portrait of Celebrated

question 250

Multiple Choice

As reported on NPR online feed: A 1981 self-portrait of celebrated photographer Cindy Sherman sold at a Christie's auction in 2011 for just short of $4 million dollars.According to Christie's,this was the highest price ever received for a photograph in the history of the auction business.As a student of marketing,you would classify this photo and other rare items sold through Christie's as____________.

• A)unsought for goods
• B)specialty goods
• C)intangible goods
• D)shopping goods

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Definitions:

Retribution

The concept of punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.

Eye for an Eye

A principle of retributive justice where the punishment is equivalent to the harm caused by the offense.

Gregg v.Georgia

A landmark Supreme Court decision that reaffirmed the constitutionality of the death penalty in the United States.

Furman v.Georgia

A landmark Supreme Court case that led to a moratorium on capital punishment in the United States, critiquing the arbitrary nature of its application.