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CLEP Humanities All In One

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






2. 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






3. An English writer who wrote 'Vindication of the Rights of Women' - arguing that women are not naturally inferior to men - but appear to be so because of lack of education






4. Spanish writer best remembered for 'Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)






5. Both describes the Chinese manner of thought - and a major Chinese religion - Largely adopted from Buddhism - Taoism incorporates many gods - the head of which is the Jade Emperor - with the Emperor of the Eastern Mountain serving as second-in-comman






6. The use of an object to represent another object or idea.






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






8. Thucydides and Herodotus






9. Seven-foot line






10. A Spanish painter best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work. 'Guernica'






11. Georges Pierre Seurat






12. The central or dominating idea of a work.






13. French impressionist painter






14. Known for non-traditional forms of poetry - Tulips and Shimneys






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






16. God of Wine






17. Scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas






18. Early 20th century style of painting and to a lesser degrees sculpture that used geometric shapes as underlying primary forms. In contrast to Impressionism - which it succeeded - the primary concern of Cubism was with from rather than color






19. 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






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






21. Spanish surrealist painter






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






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






24. God of the sea






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






26. Made a valuable contribution to American folk music by capturing the plaintive spirit of the slaves. 'Camptown Races'






27. Stoics believed that restraining emotion is the key to happiness. The majority of their beliefs are similar to the Cynics.






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






29. Goddess of Marriage






30. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






31. Art produced from c. 450 BC to c. 700 AD by the Celts; mostly portable objects; Stone carvings - Crosses with interlace patterns - metal work - manuscripts






32. 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.






33. The creator of the twelve-tone system of atonal music.






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






35. Italian sculptor renowned as a pioneer of the Renaissance style with his natural - lifelike figures - such as the bronze statue David.






36. An imitation of the style identified with the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Usually associated with European art and literature from the mid-1600s through the eighteenth century.






37. Short-Long






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






39. Goddess of Love and Beauty






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






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






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






43. German philosopher born in 1844 - More of a moralist than a philosopher (though his name is arguably the most widely recognized) - Nietzsche hated Western civilization with a passion and spent much of his time denouncing it. He believed in a superma






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






45. Published Phenomenology of Mind in 1807 and Philosophy of Right in 1821 - According to the Hegelian dialectic - one thought (i.e. being) invariably leads to a thought of its antithesis (not being) - and the two must come together to form an entirely






46. French feminist who wrote the treatise titled ' The Second Sex'






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






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






49. Libertine whose focused prose - Social Contract






50. French impressionistic; studied in Italy; became famous in his lifetime (see page 290). Structural form from the Romantics. By The SeaShore