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CLEP Humanities All In One

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






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






3. 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






4. God of love and beauty






5. Florentine genius of the early Renaissance built the dome of Florence Cathedral - the Pazzi Chapel - and was instrumental in developing geometrical perspective in painting






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






7. The central or dominating idea of a work.






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






9. 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






10. A dance






11. A pre-socratic Greek philosopher born in Italy. Denied the existence of time - plurality - and motion. NO Change. Founder of Metaphysics.






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






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






14. Any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material






15. Mannerism painter






16. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






17. Chinese Painter; harp player in a pavillion






18. School of nonsense and anti-art






19. Long days journey into night - the iceman center - ah wilderness - desire under the elms - mourning become electric

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20. Seven-foot line






21. Flemish Baroque painter who had assistants complete parts of his work






22. Faulstaf wants sends identical love letters to two women - they are friends and read them together - they want to get him back so they trick him - their husbands think they are cheating on them so they want to catch them - the wives tell them of thei






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






24. Long days journey into night - the iceman center - ah wilderness - desire under the elms - mourning become electric

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






26. Short-Short






27. A plain - sturdy column with a plain capital






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






29. 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.






30. Paul Gauguin






31. Who designed the Brooklyn bridge?






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






33. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






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






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






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






37. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






38. French impressionist painter






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






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. Implied comparison between two normally unrelated things - indicating a likeness between them. Words can also be used to replace other words. Example: His room is a dump.






42. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






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






44. A curtain or drop made of gauzelike fabric. when lighted from the front it is opaque but is transparent if lighted from the back






45. Thucydides and Herodotus






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






47. Long-Short-Short






48. Fast






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






50. This building was built in Rome and contains remains of may Roman Emperors







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