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CLEP Humanities All In One

Subjects : clep, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. God of the Sea






2. God of love and beauty






3. 1.Michelangelo 2.Leonardo de Vinci 3.Raphael






4. Long days journey into night - the iceman center - ah wilderness - desire under the elms - mourning become electric

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5. Japanese Artist - Thirty six view of Mt. Fuji - most famous Japanese mountain






6. 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.






7. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed the ____________ __________ in Spain.






8. Goddess of Marriage






9. Ancient Greek philosopher - wrote Republic and Symposium - credited with being the most influential force on Western philosophy of all time. He taught the likes of Aristotle - and expressed his philosophical beliefs largely through fictional dialogue






10. Story of man - Christian - journey faces hobglobins/dragons

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11. Female Movie Director/Producer who motivated women to do film...Big - A League of Their Own - Jumping Jack Flash






12. The last phase of the Stone Age - marked by the domestication of animals - the development of agriculture - and the manufacture of pottery






13. What does the symbol ' mean in poetry?






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






15. Wrote the first modern novel - Don Quixote






16. Influential in establishing the heroic couplet - Alexander's Feast - heroic stanzas






17. United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)






18. Repititions of geometric lines






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






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






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






22. The Persistence of Memory






23. Short-Short






24. Tragic figure of the play - moorish general - desdemonas husband






25. United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)






26. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






27. Former monk. French humanist - wrote the comic masterpieces Gargantua and Pantagruel - stories contained gross humor.






28. An arrangement of colored tiles to form a decorative surface.






29. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






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






31. Made the first talking movie in 1927..The 'Jazz Singer'






32. French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school. Known as the 'poet of the piano'






33. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






34. Italian Renaissance artist that painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted the statue of David.






35. Wrote 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Man in the Iron Mask' and The Count of Monte-Cristo






36. Former monk. French humanist - wrote the comic masterpieces Gargantua and Pantagruel - stories contained gross humor.






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






38. Frank Lloyd Wright designed what?






39. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






40. Mannerism painter






41. Painted 'The Bathers'






42. Foremost architect of Baroque - Ecstasy of St. Theresa - David - Apollo and Daphne - Aeneas






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






44. American Playwright: The Crucible; Death of a Salesman; All My Sons






45. Paul Gauguin






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






47. Mannerism painter






48. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






49. Short-Long






50. Penned the famous phrase 'I think - therefore I am.' - Perhaps better known for his contributions to geometry than philosophy (the Cartesian plane is named after him) - Descartes is actually considered the founder of modern rationalism.