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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. 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






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






3. The central or dominating idea of a work.






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






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






6. Laborer caste in Hinduism






7. Three dimensional work of art - statue






8. God of the Sea






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






10. 20th Century American composer






11. Scientist - educator - abolitionist - philosopher - economist - political theorist - and statesman who defined the colonial new world in his writings; principal figure of the American enlightenment - Poor Richard's Almanac - Observations on the Incr






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






13. An epic is a longer poem written in lofty style - presenting characters of high social class in a series of adventures. It is tied to one hero of epic proportions - yet the entire poem details the history of a nation or race. Example: the Odyssey and






14. Based on the practices of li and jen - was based on the ethical system of being neighborly-






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






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






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






18. God of Commerce - The messenger of Zeus






19. London's Great Fire of 1666 led to ___________'s appointment as Surveyor General - overseeing all the reconstruction work on the royal palaces.






20. American realist painter - 'Christina's World'






21. In drama - a character speaks alone on stage to allow his/her thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience






22. Beautiful Italian singing






23. The King of the Gods and the God of the sky






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






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






26. Most important of the French Romantic painters; profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.






27. Six-foot line






28. Wrote Rivals






29. Italian director that made films of fantasy and boroque style. 'La Dolce Vita'






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






31. 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).






32. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






33. Style of art that attempts to portray the imagery of the subconscious mind






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






35. Novelist who won Nobel Peace prize - advanced humanitarian causes. 'Americans in China'






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






37. A technique of painting using pigment mixed with egg yolk






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






39. United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Foremost architect of Baroque - Ecstasy of St. Theresa - David - Apollo and Daphne - Aeneas






45. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






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






47. Beuatiful with ornate borders






48. The text of the opera






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






50. Beuatiful with ornate borders







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