Despite the Puritan sumptuary laws prohibiting the wearing of bright or elaborate clothing, if you had either a liberal education or an annual income of two hundred pounds one was permitted to display their material prosperity in public.
A. if you had either a liberal education or an annual income of two hundred pounds one was permitted to display their material prosperity in public
B. if one had either a liberal education or annual income of two hundred pounds one was permitted the public display of their material prosperity
C. having either a liberal education or annual income of two hundred pounds would allow one to publicly display their material prosperity
D. those with either a liberal education or an annual income of two hundred pounds were allowed to display their material prosperity in public
E. those having either a liberal education or annual income of two hundred pounds were permitted their public display of material prosperity
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Correct Answer: D
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