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What is the main crime Joe Keller committed during World War II that creates the conflict in the play?
AHe deserted the army during battle.
BHe knowingly shipped cracked cylinder heads to the military, resulting in the deaths of twenty-one pilots.✓
CHe falsified financial records to profit from government contracts.
DHe reported his business partner, Steve Deever, to the FBI for treason.
Rationale
Joe Keller allowed defective cylinder heads to be sent to the U.S. Army Air Forces, fully aware of their flaws, and let his partner Steve Deever take the fall. These faulty parts led to the deaths of twenty-one pilots, and this hidden guilt forms the moral foundation of the play.
Who wrote All My Sons?
ATennessee Williams
BEugene O'Neill
CArthur Miller✓
DThornton Wilder
What is the main crime that Joe Keller committed during World War II, which drives the central conflict of the play?
AHe deserted from the army during combat.
BHe knowingly shipped cracked cylinder heads to the military, resulting in the deaths of twenty-one pilots.✓
CHe falsified financial records to avoid paying war taxes.
DHe informed on his business partner to the government for personal gain.
Rationale
Joe Keller allowed his factory to send defective (cracked) cylinder heads to the U.S. Army Air Forces, leading to the deaths of twenty-one pilots. He then let his business partner, Steve Deever, take the blame and serve time in prison, while he avoided prosecution — a deception that haunts the Keller family throughout the play.