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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Beuatiful with ornate borders






2. Who designed the Brooklyn bridge?






3. Famous ballet dancer - known as 'the mother of dance'






4. French Painter - Impressionism - did horses and ballet dancers






5. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






6. 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






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






8. What does the symbol U mean in poetry?






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






10. 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.






11. Wrote 'Frankenstein' which was a criticism of man controlling nature - 'Gothic literature' Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Ralph Waldo Emerson - Henry David Thoreau






19. 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






20. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






21. Ancient Greek philosopher - wrote Republic and Symposium - credited with being the most influential force on Western philosophy of all time. He taught the likes of Aristotle - and expressed his philosophical beliefs largely through fictional dialogue






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






23. (1876) 19th-20th c. Romanian sculptor known for highly simplified archetypical human and animal forms (The Kiss; Bird in Space)






24. American who became a British citizen; won the Nobel Peace prize in literature; wrote poetry and drama. 'Murder in the Cathedral'.






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






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






27. Plato's teacher - declared that the gods had named him the wisest of all humanity - because he was the only one who knew how little he knew - he was later condemned to death by drinking poison hemlock by fellow Athenians for his alleged atheism.






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






29. Beuatiful with ornate borders






30. Noted for his direct style - clear - sharp prose and critical wit - Gulliver's Travels - Tale of a Tub






31. Short-Short






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






33. A tapestry that recounts the battle of hastings - A piece of linen about 1 Ft.8 in. Wide by 213 ft.long covered with embroidery representing the incidents of Willam the conqueror's expedition to England.






34. The oldest surviving complete illuminated gospel book in the insular style; probably created between 650-700 in Northumbria (northern England/southern Scotland)






35. Played the xylophone and marimba






36. Considered the greatest English poet and dramatist -Hamlet - King Lear - Macbeth - Romeo and Juliet - Twelfth Night - Richard III - Julius Caesar - Much Ado






37. Poetry written in iambic pentameter without end rhyme






38. Artist of 'Clock Explosion' - 'Persistence of Memory' - 'The Elephants' - and 'The Meditative Rose' - painted very precise - and nightmarish scenes






39. The idea that matter is made out of atoms






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






41. An English maker of pottery and china - he developed mass production of quality porcelain. Signature blue or pink with cameo inset.






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






43. British abstract sculptor






44. French impressionist painter






45. Short-Short-Long






46. God of the Sea






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. Seven-foot line






49. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






50. Rebirth