25. TROUBLED INNOCENCE, 1945

Quiz for Guided Analysis Document 25.1 Adlai E. Stevenson, A Purpose for Modern Woman, 1955

Quiz for Guided Analysis Document 25.1: Adlai E. Stevenson, A Purpose for Modern Woman, 1955

Guided Analysis Document 25.1: Adlai E. Stevenson, A Purpose for Modern Woman, 1955

Choose the best answer to each question.

Question 25.1

1. According to Adlai E. Stevenson, what impact did World War II have on women in the 1950s?

It made them more familiar with traditionally men’s roles.

It gave them increased access to the GI Bill for college.

There were fewer men to provide good husbands for women.

Too many women were nurses, not enough teachers.

Question 25.2

2. What aspect of life did Stevenson believe would cause the most frustration to an educated woman?

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Lack of political voice

Domestic responsibilities

Staying at home instead of working

Question 25.3

3. What did Stevenson view as the most important reason for a woman to be educated?

To make her more attractive to her husband

To prepare for her for a future professional career

To create a well-rounded individual and personality

To better educate future generations of children

Question 25.4

4. What does Stevenson’s statement imply about men?

Men do not need to seek a higher education for their professions.

Men are not as intelligent as women, so they will not be frustrated.

Men do not have the same influence over children as women.

Men make better teachers in higher education than women.

Question 25.5

5. To which of the following would Stevenson likely have been referring when he stated, “The home is not the boundary of a woman’s life. There are outside activities aplenty”?

Professional careers

Social clubs

Political office

Military service

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