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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Russian Composer; Paris; Ballets; won acceptance from the public; Firebird; Petrouchka; The right of Spring; Master of rhythm






2. Painted 'Annunciation' - Annunciation - Siena Cathedral - Italy - international gothic - (Early 14th)






3. Impressionistic Music






4. A term that was originally coined during the Renaissance - it was a belief that man was the center of the universe. Humanism in general is a philosophy that centers around the capabilities of man.






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






6. 20th Century American composer






7. 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.






8. 20th Century American composer






9. What type of Column is decorated with flowers?






10. God of rain - clouds - thunderbolts.






11. Most famous example of Byzantine architecture - it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world. Constructed of interlocking domes.






12. Noted for its rich use of ornamental domes - colorful mosaics - and lavish decorations






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






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






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






16. Goddess of Flowers and Spring






17. Painted 'The Bathers'






18. Architect who like a statue at every corner






19. 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






20. British abstract sculptor






21. Spanish surrealist painter






22. God of Time - Harvest and Agriculture






23. 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.






24. Chinese Painter; harp player in a pavillion






25. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






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






27. Subject is lying down away from the artist and looking over her shoulder






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






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






30. Science fiction writer






31. God of War






32. Cow's Skull with Calico Roses

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






34. Consists of lines that do not have regular meter or rhyme






35. Influential in establishing the heroic couplet - Alexander's Feast - heroic stanzas






36. Wrote operas






37. Designed by Mayans - this was once a temple - next to the Pyramid of Sacrifice. Located at Uxmal - it was used for sacrificial ceremonies as late as 1673.






38. Austrian composer; leader of the 2nd Viennese school: Invented serialism same as 12 tone system; wrote Pierrot Lunaire Landmark piece of music moonstruck Pierrot.






39. artist of Return of the Prodigal Son (1636) - Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (1632) - Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (1653) - and The Night Watch - Showed a particular interest in painting the poor and downtrodden - considered the best Dutch






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






41. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






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






43. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






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






45. 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






46. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






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






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






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






50. French impressionist painter