Answer:
Colonel Lanser, the character in John Steinbeck’s novel The Moon is Down.
Explanation:
Colonel Lanser is one of the main characters of the dystopic novel The Moon is Down published in 1942 by John Steinbeck, which narrates the story of a military occupation in a small town in northern Europe. Lanser is a veteran and the military invader with the highest rank. He tries to maintain order, civility and politeness during the invasion, by framing it as an engineering job. Despite his apprehensions with the cruelties of war and invasion, he is bound by his military duty.
Answer: The professor's offer is an example of BENEVOLENT SEXISM.
Explanation: Benevolent sexism can be defined as the evaluations of a gender that may appear subjectively positive, but are actually damaging to people and gender equality more broadly.
It is a gesture for a gender that could be seen as positive but in actuallity, is damaging for gender equality because it reinforces the idea that the other gender needs help.
