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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Wrote Rivals






2. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






3. High quality rugs made by Persian Muslims - valued for their exquisite designs - vivid colors and skillful make. These rugs were in great demand from China to Europe - greatly improving the Abbasid's economy.






4. British abstract sculptor






5. Wrote the play 'A Raisin in the Sun' about a working-class African American family struggling against poverty and racism.






6. An Irish novelist who wrote Ulysses - a stream of consciousness book based loosely on Odyssey






7. 20th Century American composer






8. A theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers. Originally based on court dance






9. Messenger of the Gods and Finance






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






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






12. African American writer who wrote Oak and Ivy and about the lives of slavery






13. Patterns or pictures made by embedding small pieces of stone or glass in cement on surfaces such as walls and floors






14. An Irish novelist who wrote Ulysses - a stream of consciousness book based loosely on Odyssey






15. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






16. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






17. Goddess of Love and Beauty






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






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

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20. French female author of more than eighty novels who took a man's name and dressed in male attire to protest the treatment of women






21. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






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






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






24. 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






25. God of Wine and Theatre






26. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






27. The text of the opera






28. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






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






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






31. Members of the highest caste in Hinduism






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






33. Wrote Waiting for Godot. The only scenery for the play was a cyclorama (a giant curtain onthe back of the stage) and a single tree with one branch and one leaf.






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






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






36. Plato and Aristotle






37. Repititions of geometric lines






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






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






40. 'Father of Western Philosophy'. Greek philosopher who taught that the universe had originated from water.






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






42. The ranaissance artist who led the way in establishing a new style of employing deep space - modeling - and anatomical correctness.






43. Lion's Gate at Mycenae was constructed with the _______ ____ ________ system - or a large stone horizontal beam resting on two vertical ones.






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






45. American Science Fiction writer..'Fahrenheit 451'






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






47. Long-Long






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






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






50. A classic form of Japanese drama involving heroic themes - a chorus - and dance