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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. French impressionist painter






2. French for 'fool the eye.' A two-dimensional representation that is so naturalistic that it looks actual or real (or three-dimensional).

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3. French Impressionistic composer; Bolero: Gaspard de la nuit; 3 pieces to it (on Dine) 1st piece of Gaspar






4. The 'old' stone age - during which humankind produced the first sculptures and paintings






5. Known as the Father of Taoism - Sixth century B.C. philosopher Lao Tzu (or 'Old Sage') is credited with starting the philosophy of Taoism. Some scholars believe that he was a slightly older contemporary of Confucius.






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






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






8. Goddess of Marriage






9. Beuatiful with ornate borders






10. Painter - sculpter - architect - engineer - musician; invented the court painter of the king of France; 'Mona Lisa -' 'The Last Supper'(classical) - 'Vitruvian Man'(anatomy)






11. Famous photographer of the Civil War - brought the war to the people






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






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






14. Ralph Waldo Emerson - Henry David Thoreau






15. Frescoe painter - founded flourentine school - realisitc poses






16. Long-Short-Short






17. Repititions of geometric lines






18. The repetition of initial constant sounds. Example: The fair breeze blew - the white foam flew - the furrow followed free.






19. Twentieth-century novelist - used the stream-of-consciousness technique in his novel The Sound of Fury - whose intense drama is seen through the eyes of an idiot.






20. French Painter - Impressionism - did horses and ballet dancers






21. 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






22. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






23. Paralleled the age of roman literature under Augustus followed the greeks






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






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






26. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






27. Poetry written in iambic pentameter without end rhyme






28. What type of Column is decorated with flowers?






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






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






31. One of Duncan's generals; wants to become King of Scotland; murders Duncan and slays anyone in the way of his kingship






32. 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






33. Place known for the earliest documented Jazz






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






35. Wrote 'Les Miserables' which criticized the French Revolution






36. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






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






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






39. Lion's Gate at Mycenae was constructed with the _______ ____ ________ system - or a large stone horizontal beam resting on two vertical ones.






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






41. German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music






42. An example of Byzantine architecture - name this church.






43. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






44. British team writing light-hearted song/story format; Opereta - 'Pirates of Penzance' and Mikado






45. God of Wisdom






46. Scientist - educator - abolitionist - philosopher - economist - political theorist - and statesman who defined the colonial new world in his writings; principal figure of the American enlightenment - Poor Richard's Almanac - Observations on the Incr






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






48. Wrote 'Frankenstein' which was a criticism of man controlling nature - 'Gothic literature' Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft






49. 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.






50. Famous for black and white erotic paintings