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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. French landscape painter - artist of 'Dusk' (1908) - considered to be one of the founders of impressionism






2. Wrote operas






3. 698-721. hiberno-saxon. mix of christian imagery & northern animal interlace style. classical style: curtain






4. One of Socrates' students; was considered by many to be the GREATEST philosopher of western civilization. Explained his ideas about government in a work entitled The Republic. In his ideal state - the people were divided into three different groups.






5. Was an iconic and highly influential British filmmaker and producer - who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.






6. 20th Century American composer






7. Famous ballet dancer - known as 'the mother of dance'






8. Bessanio along with others are courting a girl - they have to pick a certain box - Bessanio picks the right one and is allowed to marry her






9. Flemish Baroque painter who had assistants complete parts of his work






10. Wrote operas






11. Mannerism painter






12. That culture associated with the spread of Greek influence as a result of Macedonian conquests; often seen as the combination of Greek culture with eastern political forms






13. American who became a British citizen; won the Nobel Peace prize in literature; wrote poetry and drama. 'Murder in the Cathedral'.






14. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






15. Possibly the most famous English satirist and author of Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal - Swift (1667 - 1745) was a clergyman and Irishman - which often made hilarious impact in his writings (such as A Tale of a Tub and the aforementioned Mo






16. Pen name of the novelist and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn






17. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






18. Members of the highest caste in Hinduism






19. French 20th century architect






20. A sect of hedonism (Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure) that believes that pleasure of the mind - not just the senses - is the ultimate good. Thoroughly defended by Ancient Greek philosophers - the base of this belief system is that the goal of every






21. A theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers. Originally based on court dance






22. Took inspiration from Schiller's 'Ode to Joy'






23. A style of art in the mid to late 16th century that permitted artists to express their own 'manner' or feelings in contrast to the symmetry and simplicity of the art of the High Renaissance.






24. Leucippus and Democritus






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






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






27. African American writer who wrote Oak and Ivy and about the lives of slavery






28. In drama - a character speaks alone on stage to allow his/her thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience






29. Artist of 'Clock Explosion' - 'Persistence of Memory' - 'The Elephants' - and 'The Meditative Rose' - painted very precise - and nightmarish scenes






30. A dance






31. Pre-Socrates






32. Science fiction writer






33. Wrote Rivals






34. Wrote Rivals






35. Beuatiful with ornate borders






36. Style of art that attempts to portray the imagery of the subconscious mind






37. A brace or support placed on the outside of a building






38. 6th Century B.C. - a Greek philosopher and mathematician - founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism






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






40. Is the belief that Satan represented all things material - and God all things of light; each human being is a composite of matter (Satan) and godly light (God) - and suffered not from sin - but from contact with matter. Founded by Mani Who believed h






41. 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






42. Opaque watercolor






43. Considered the greatest English poet and dramatist -Hamlet - King Lear - Macbeth - Romeo and Juliet - Twelfth Night - Richard III - Julius Caesar - Much Ado






44. The repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables established in a line of poetry






45. Court dances






46. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage






47. What does the symbol U mean in poetry?






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






49. Novelist who won Nobel Peace prize - advanced humanitarian causes. 'Americans in China'






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