Answer:
"...Princess Matilda, though a daughter of the King of Scotland, and afterwards both Queen of England. niece to Edgar Atheling, and mother to the Empress of Germany, the daughter, the wife, and the mother of monarchs, was obliged, during her early residence for education in England, to assure the veil of a nun, as the only means of escaping the licentious pursuit of the Norman nobles. "
It was a matter of public knowledge, they said, that after the conquest of King William, his Norman followers, elated by so great a victory, acknowledged no law but their own wicked pleasure, and not only despoiled the conquered Saxons of their lands and their goods, but invaded the honor of their wives and of their daughters with the most unbridled license.
Explanation:
Two historical characters, Princess Matilda and King William, are mentioned and described in these two lines. Ivanhoe seems to be a work of historical fiction based on these two phrases.
Answer: The U.S. Surgeon General advises the Department of Health and Human Services
Explanation:
The U.S. Surgeon General is in charge of public health and it promotes measures for the nation's health and well-being.
The U.S. Surgeon General is the head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and this person is a healthcare professional.
Regarding the other answers, the U.S. Surgeon General cannot advise the Department of Defense, because it deals with military matters and neither the Department of Education or the Federal Emergency Management Agency, because these two work on educational matters and emergency situations.
The U.S. Surgeon General is someone with medical background.
