Question

Which of the following best explains the sumptuary laws?

• A. The laws that prohibited wearing short skirt
• B. The laws that declared that silk clothes could not used by peasants
• C. The laws that controlled the behaviour of those considered socially inferiors
• D. The laws that prohibited the socially superiors wearing cotton dresses

Answer 1

The correct option is C The laws that controlled the behaviour of those considered socially inferiors

Sumptuary law, any law designed to restrict excessive personal expenditures in the interest of preventing extravagance and luxury. The term denotes regulations restricting extravagance in food, drink, dress, and household equipment, usually on religious or moral grounds. Such laws have proved difficult or impossible to enforce over the long term.