Arrange the following plays in chronological order:

1. A. Miller, Death of a Salesman
2. B. Williams, The Glass Menagerie
3. C. Albee, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
4. D. O'Neill, The Iceman Cometh
5. E. Rose, Twelve Angry Men

1. AA, D, E, B, C
2. BA, C, B, E, D
3. CD, C, B, A, E
4. DD, B, A, E, C

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Correct answer: D. D, B, A, E, C

Explanation

The Iceman Cometh (written 1939) → The Glass Menagerie (1944) → Death of a Salesman (1949) → Twelve Angry Men (1954) → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962).

Note: The Iceman Cometh was written in 1939 but first staged in 1946; the key follows the date of composition.