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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Romantic poet who broke with neoclassical theory in much of his mature poetry - The Prelude - Lyrical Ballads






2. A famous cathedral In France






3. A technique of painting using pigment mixed with egg yolk






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






5. What type of column has scrolls - and is taller?






6. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






7. Laborer caste in Hinduism






8. Rebirth






9. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






10. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






11. Modernist poet and theorist - The Waste Land






12. Long-Short-Short






13. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






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






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






16. Goddess of Agriculture






17. Gainsborough (1727-1788) was one of the first great landscape artists of his time - and was recognized for painting every section of his works himself






18. Wrote operas






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






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






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






22. Seven-foot line






23. 20th Century American composer






24. Foremost literary critic of the romantic period - Rime of the Ancient Mariner






25. French 20th century architect






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






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






28. Famous artists: Jean-Francois Millet - Eugene Delacroix - J.M.W. Turner - and William Blake - Covering the late eighteenth to early nineteenth centuries - the works of this period stressed the inherent goodness in humanity and shied away from earlier






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Realist novelist - Great Expectations - A Tale of Two Cities. Oliver Twist - A Christmas Carol - The Pickwick Papers






35. Famous artists during this time: Leonardo da Vinci - Rafael - and Michaelangelo - From 1490 to 1520 - High Renaissance style was composed of order - grace - and harmony - with perfectly proportioned subjects.






36. Action painting - put his canvas on the floor and brought his whole body into action while he splashed and dripped colors in swirling configurations






37. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






38. An artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art






39. God of Wine






40. God of Wine and Theatre






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






42. An artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art






43. The idea that matter is made out of atoms






44. The text of the opera






45. Realist novelist - Great Expectations - A Tale of Two Cities. Oliver Twist - A Christmas Carol - The Pickwick Papers






46. Late 20th century musical style in which brief patterns - textures - and other musical fragments are repeated for an extended period of time with trance-like persistence.






47. Based on the practices of li and jen - was based on the ethical system of being neighborly-






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






49. 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






50. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall