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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1.Michelangelo 2.Leonardo de Vinci 3.Raphael






2. Visual artist and poet who defined neoclassical convention - Songs of Innocence - Songs of Cxperience






3. Repititions of geometric lines






4. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






5. Patterns or pictures made by embedding small pieces of stone or glass in cement on surfaces such as walls and floors






6. Seven-foot line






7. A tapestry that recounts the battle of hastings - A piece of linen about 1 Ft.8 in. Wide by 213 ft.long covered with embroidery representing the incidents of Willam the conqueror's expedition to England.






8. The Italian sculptor and goldsmith who was best known for the doors to the baptistery of Florence's cathedral - and another set of doors which was called 'The Gates to Paradise'. He also wrote one of the earliest autobiographies by an artist - which






9. Italian director that made films of fantasy and boroque style. 'La Dolce Vita'






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






11. A musical composition for voices and orchestra






12. Writer of 'This Side of Paradise' and 'The Great Gatsby' who coined the term 'Jazz Age'






13. Wrote Waiting for Godot. The only scenery for the play was a cyclorama (a giant curtain onthe back of the stage) and a single tree with one branch and one leaf.






14. God of Love






15. Short-Short-Long






16. Short-Long






17. Science fiction writer






18. A term that was originally coined during the Renaissance - it was a belief that man was the center of the universe. Humanism in general is a philosophy that centers around the capabilities of man.






19. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






20. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






21. Impressionistic Music






22. God of the sea






23. Most important of the French Romantic painters; profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.






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






25. United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)






26. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






27. Poetry that rhymes at the end of lines






28. London's Great Fire of 1666 led to ___________'s appointment as Surveyor General - overseeing all the reconstruction work on the royal palaces.






29. Ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)






30. Were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. Known as the Bell Brothers..'Wuthering Heights'






31. Norwegian Playwright who carried realism into the dramatic presentation of domesticlife. Wrote 'A Doll's House'






32. Wrote Waiting for Godot. The only scenery for the play was a cyclorama (a giant curtain onthe back of the stage) and a single tree with one branch and one leaf.






33. An English maker of pottery and china - he developed mass production of quality porcelain. Signature blue or pink with cameo inset.






34. Were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. Known as the Bell Brothers..'Wuthering Heights'






35. 19th century French syle of painting that tried to capture the painter's immediate impressions - usually of the outdoors. In music - a term associated witht the music of Debussy and Ravel






36. Author of the first real historical drama and first English tragedy - The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus - Edward the Second






37. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






38. Six-foot line






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






40. 'Father of Western Philosophy'. Greek philosopher who taught that the universe had originated from water.






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






42. Any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material






43. Russian composer






44. Spanish surrealist painter






45. Wrote operas






46. He used light and shadows to convey moods and emotions-Painted the Blinding of Samson






47. A painting - drawing - or sculpture of Mary - the Mother of Jesus - holding the dead body of Jesus. The word means 'pity' in Italian.






48. Perfected literary conversation and introduced everyday speech to theater






49. 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






50. Real name was Domenicos Theotocopoulos - Much of his work expressed religious ecstasy - and El Greco painted many revealing works of devoted ascetics - most notable of which was Burial of the Count Orgaz. An expressionist - his work often included fl