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CLEP Humanities All In One

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






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






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






4. Spanish surrealist painter






5. Played the xylophone and marimba






6. African American author of the Harlem Renaissance.






7. American Science Fiction writer..'Fahrenheit 451'






8. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






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

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10. Mannerism painter






11. Considered to have founded modern European literature; perfected rhyme in threes - Divine Comedy






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






13. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






14. Is the last accepted pagan philosophy and was founded by Plotinus around 300 AD and based around the ideas of Plato. Disregarding the idea of separate - opposite realms of being (such as good and evil) - Plotinus instead mapped out a logical order to






15. Goddess of Marriage






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






17. Beuatiful with ornate borders






18. Wrote the first modern novel - Don Quixote






19. Alexander the Great's tutor and a student of Plato - He disagreed with Plato that form and matter could be perceived as two separate things - and wrote such works as Rhetoric - Poetics - and Metaphysics.






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






21. 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






22. The basis for early Christian architecture; - created in the period of recognition - it had a dome shape at both ends similar to an apse - it had libaries - and it's official meaning was a meeting place in which the romans would meet to discuss thin






23. Spanish rhythm in 3/4 time






24. What does the symbol ' mean in poetry?






25. Goddess of Agriculture






26. 20th Century American composer






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






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






29. An Irish novelist who wrote Ulysses - a stream of consciousness book based loosely on Odyssey






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






31. God of Wisdom






32. Artist of 'The Starry Night' (1889) - also painted 'Sunflowers' and 'Night Cafe'






33. United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976)






34. Goddess of Love and Beauty






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






36. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






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






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






39. Seven-foot line






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






41. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters






42. High quality rugs made by Persian Muslims - valued for their exquisite designs - vivid colors and skillful make. These rugs were in great demand from China to Europe - greatly improving the Abbasid's economy.






43. A tall - four-sided shaft of stone that rises to a pointed pyramidal top.






44. French Painter - Post impressionism - pointellism (using several small dots of color to create a larger image)Sunday Afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte






45. A curtain or drop made of gauzelike fabric. when lighted from the front it is opaque but is transparent if lighted from the back






46. Five-foot line






47. The most slender and ornate of the three Greek columns. Known for its decorative capital of delicately carved acanthus leaves.






48. Painted 'The Bathers'






49. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters






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