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CLEP Humanities All In One

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






2. Frescoe painter - founded flourentine school - realisitc poses






3. Spanish artist color plate 82-The Persistence of Memroy; best known and most sensational of the Surrealists.






4. God of sun - light - truth - healing






5. 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






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






7. A presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (All is change).






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Goddess of Flowers and Spring






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






18. God of the underworld - and wealth






19. Romantic novelist whose liberal social and political views underscore her work - Frankenstein - the Last Man






20. Repititions of geometric lines






21. 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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22. American transcendentalist who dealt with macabre issues of insanity and horror - Fall of the House of Usher - Tell Tale Heart - The Raven






23. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






24. Paul Gauguin






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






26. Six tone octave scale in which all successive tones are a whole step apart.






27. Artist of 'Liberty Leading People' (1831) and 'The Massacre of Chios' (1824) - Known for his dramatic imagery






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






29. Wrote the play 'A Raisin in the Sun' about a working-class African American family struggling against poverty and racism.






30. Music consistently constructed on a pattern of the twelve chromatic tones selected prior to composition.






31. Leader of the Spanish Art Nouveau movement - _____________ designed Casa Mila and Casa Batllo in Barcelona.






32. Played the xylophone and marimba






33. Euripidedes - Aeschylus - and Sophodes






34. Modernist poet and theorist - The Waste Land






35. Thucydides and Herodotus






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. Art which shows figures both religious or non-religious - more realistic - emphasis on nature - three dimensional with perspective - people are active and show great emotion






41. Using two or more types of media together to create an art object such as glitter or beads on a painting






42. Mannerism painter






43. 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.






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






45. American composer; Adagio for Strings Abing; Chinese Music;The moon reflected on the second springs.






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






47. English novelist - Great Expectations - Oliver Twist






48. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






49. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






50. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim