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CLEP Humanities All In One

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






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






3. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






4. A wooden box where religious relics are stored or displayed






5. School of nonsense and anti-art






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






7. 6th Century B.C. - a Greek philosopher and mathematician - founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism






8. Court dances






9. Story of man - Christian - journey faces hobglobins/dragons

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






11. Movement in Church design towards theme of 'Christ - the Light of the World' - Gothic structure (reflected God's transcendence - power - and beauty). Built higher - allowed large stain glass windows. Served as visual catechism for those living during






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






13. A contradiction of a story as it appears to its characters - and what the audience knows as true.






14. Played the xylophone and marimba






15. Made a valuable contribution to American folk music by capturing the plaintive spirit of the slaves. 'Camptown Races'






16. A story were characters or objects represent abstract idea or qualities. i.e. Goodness - Evil - Love - Death - etc...






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






18. Spanish surrealist painter






19. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






20. Mannerism painter






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






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






23. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon - Girl Before a Mirror






24. Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style - Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style






25. The final unraveling of the plot in any story.






26. Famous artists during this time: Leonardo da Vinci - Rafael - and Michaelangelo - From 1490 to 1520 - High Renaissance style was composed of order - grace - and harmony - with perfectly proportioned subjects.






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






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






29. Played the xylophone and marimba






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






31. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






32. A plain - sturdy column with a plain capital






33. African American author of the Harlem Renaissance.






34. Story of man - Christian - journey faces hobglobins/dragons

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35. Beautiful Italian singing






36. British abstract sculptor






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






38. Wrote Rivals






39. French Post Impressionistic painter; Pointillism; Neo Impressionism or pointilism






40. Paralleled the age of roman literature under Augustus followed the greeks






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






42. Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures






43. The most slender and ornate of the three Greek columns. Known for its decorative capital of delicately carved acanthus leaves.






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






45. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






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






47. Artist of 'The Starry Night' (1889) - also painted 'Sunflowers' and 'Night Cafe'






48. The use of an object to represent another object or idea.






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






50. Frank Lloyd Wright developed the ___________ housing design - a take-off on his earlier prairie houses - in response to the vast demand for low income housing.







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