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CLEP Humanities All In One

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

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2. Greatest playwright of all time; wrote MacBeth - King Lear - Hamlet - Romeo and Juliet; introduced new words to the English language. Histories - tragedies - comedies






3. Ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)






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






5. Wrote Leviathan - and believed that human life on its own was 'solitary - poor - nasty - brutish - and short.' - argued for a strong - even brutal government in order to keep humanity from becoming savages.






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






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






8. Spanish Romantic Painter - Disaster of war series - Third Day of May - Rembrandt influence - moral issues - court painter to Charles IV






9. Painted 'The Bathers'






10. Assembled architectural sculptures of 'found' wooden objects and used them to construct screens of boxes of varied sizes which she painted in monochromatic colors.






11. 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.






12. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






13. 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.






14. Repititions of geometric lines






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






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

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17. Known for non-traditional forms of poetry - Tulips and Shimneys






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






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






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






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






22. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






23. Free-standing statues of nude male youths






24. Student of Martin Heidegger - wrote 'Truth and Method' - considered to be the father of Hermeneutics - largely argued that it is impossible to be unbiased in anything - and even historical accounts are forever biased by our own experiences. As factua






25. Part of the Counter Reformation. Displayed a religious theme - red and gold color scheme - dark (sinner) vs. light (saint) - and was intensely dramatic. Early Baroque art was dominated by Spain.






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






27. African American author of the Harlem Renaissance.






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






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






30. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






31. Church in Ravenna - Italy built by Justinian. Known for color - mosaics - and gold.






32. 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






33. Chinese Painter; harp player in a pavillion






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






35. Artist of 'Purple Robe' (1937) - 'The Blue Nude' (1907) - 'The Piano Lesson' (1916) - and 'The Moorish Screen' (1921) - Known for his bold colors and thick - vibrant brushstrokes - pioneer in the modernist movement






36. 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.






37. The Mayans built their first temple in ____________.






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






39. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






40. A Dutch painter who used a great deal of light. He enjoyed painting people doing everyday things.






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






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






43. Court dances






44. 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






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






46. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






47. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






48. Beautiful Italian singing






49. Death of a Salesman






50. Painted 'Annunciation' - Annunciation - Siena Cathedral - Italy - international gothic - (Early 14th)







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