Which combination of plays made significant use of expressionist techniques?

1. AThe Hairy Ape, Machinal, All My Sons, Waiting for Lefty
2. BThe Hairy Ape, The Crucible, Rapid Transit, The Adding Machine
3. CThe Hairy Ape, Rapid Transit, All My Sons, The Adding Machine
4. DThe Hairy Ape, The Emperor Jones, Rapid Transit, The Adding Machine

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Correct answer: D. The Hairy Ape, The Emperor Jones, Rapid Transit, The Adding Machine

Explanation

O'Neill's The Emperor Jones (1920) and The Hairy Ape (1922), Elmer Rice's The Adding Machine (1923) and Lajos Egri's Rapid Transit (1927) are American expressionism. Miller's All My Sons and The Crucible are realist.