Multiple choice

Which of the following is/are correct about the Sumptuary Laws of France?

a. These laws imposed social codes of food and dress upon different strata of society in France. b. They prevented social inferiors from wearing certain clothes and consuming certain foods and beverages associated with the aristocracy. c. According to these laws, only the rich could wear expensive materials like ermine and fur or silk, velvet and brocade.

  1. a, b and c

  2. a and b

  3. a and c

  4. a only

  5. b only
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as both statements are correct. These laws imposed social codes of food and dress upon different strata of society in France. They prevented social inferiors from wearing certain clothes and consuming certain foods and beverages associated with the aristocracy.

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