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CLEP Humanities All In One

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Author of Faerie Queene in Elizabethan era - one of the greatest moral epics in any language






2. Three dimensional work of art - statue






3. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






4. United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington






5. Popularized the use of allegory - The Faerie Queen - Amoretti






6. American realist painter - 'Christina's World'






7. Gross exaggeration for effect - not to be taken literately. Example: My feet are 'KILLING' me.






8. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father






9. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father






10. A curtain or drop made of gauzelike fabric. when lighted from the front it is opaque but is transparent if lighted from the back






11. French feminist who wrote the treatise titled ' The Second Sex'






12. Refers to the classical revival in European art - architecture - and interior design that lasted from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century






13. Slow






14. One of first artists to break away from Italio-Byzantine style - Giotto's teacher - Duccio's 'Virgin in Majesty'






15. A direct comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: John swims like a fish.






16. American Science Fiction writer..'Fahrenheit 451'






17. Artist of 'Jack in the Pulpit IV' (1930) - 'Petunia' (1925) - 'Cow's Skull - Red - White - and Blue' (1931) - and 'Red Amaryllis' (1937) - Realistic nature images with strong - vibrant colors identify the works of O'Keeffe

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18. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






19. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






20. Painted 'Annunciation' - Annunciation - Siena Cathedral - Italy - international gothic - (Early 14th)






21. Stoics believed that restraining emotion is the key to happiness. The majority of their beliefs are similar to the Cynics.






22. Opaque watercolor






23. One of the leading painters of the Florentine renaissance - developed a highly personal style. The Birth of Venus






24. A prolific German baroque composer remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)






25. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






26. Most famous American architect; Kaufman house also called 'Falling Water' Guggenheim museum - New York City Branch.






27. Carried the motion picture into the new era with his silent epics (The Birth of a Nation - Intolerance - etc.) which introduced serious plots and elaborate productions to filmmaking.






28. American composer; Appalachian Spring;Fanfare for teh common man; Hoe Down;Americana; 10 honorary doctrine






29. Considered America's greatest architect. Pioneered the concept that a building should blend into and harmonize with its surroundings rather than following classical designs.






30. A dance






31. Painted 'The Bathers'






32. The basis for early Christian architecture; - created in the period of recognition - it had a dome shape at both ends similar to an apse - it had libaries - and it's official meaning was a meeting place in which the romans would meet to discuss thin






33. Cow's Skull with Calico Roses

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34. French female author of more than eighty novels who took a man's name and dressed in male attire to protest the treatment of women






35. Scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas






36. Goddess of Marriage






37. The text of the opera






38. Character who comes to a bad end as a result of own behavior or character flaw






39. Mannerism painter






40. God of Wildlife






41. Science fiction writer






42. A wooden box where religious relics are stored or displayed






43. A contradiction of a story as it appears to its characters - and what the audience knows as true.






44. Painted 'The Bathers'






45. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






46. Played the xylophone and marimba






47. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






48. Four-foot line






49. Abstract sculptor who used rounding techniques and very little detail






50. Goldsmith and sculptor - wrote one of the first autobiographies