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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Spanish surrealist painter






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






3. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






4. Tall - 4 sided pillar of stone that rises to a point






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






6. Caused considerable conflict over the years with his open expectation of the impending fall of humanity. He believed that humanity was inherently good - but once corrupted by civilization - there was no turning back.






7. Rebirth






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






9. 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.






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






11. Rebirth






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






13. Palace constructed by Louis XIV outside of Paris to glorify his rule and subdue the nobility. Exp. of Baroque style in France






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






15. Author of Faerie Queene in Elizabethan era - one of the greatest moral epics in any language






16. Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies '1812 Overture' and 'The Nutcracker'






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






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






19. Is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin - containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables.






20. Italian sculptor renowned as a pioneer of the Renaissance style with his natural - lifelike figures - such as the bronze statue David.






21. 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






22. Author of Faerie Queene in Elizabethan era - one of the greatest moral epics in any language






23. Twentieth-century novelist - used the stream-of-consciousness technique in his novel The Sound of Fury - whose intense drama is seen through the eyes of an idiot.






24. Euripidedes - Aeschylus - and Sophodes






25. The text of the opera






26. A brace or support placed on the outside of a building






27. Founded by the prophet Mohammad - Followers - called Muslims - go by the book of the Qur'an - the word of God as told to Mohammed. There are five basic principles to Islam: first - there is only one God - and Mohammed is the only mouthpiece of God; s






28. American transcendentalist who dealt with macabre issues of insanity and horror - Fall of the House of Usher - Tell Tale Heart - The Raven






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






30. Leucippus and Democritus






31. The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning. i.e. hiss - hiss - buzz - buzz.






32. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






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






34. Spanish surrealist painter






35. A prolific German baroque composer remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)






36. Known as the Father of Taoism - Sixth century B.C. philosopher Lao Tzu (or 'Old Sage') is credited with starting the philosophy of Taoism. Some scholars believe that he was a slightly older contemporary of Confucius.






37. A style of art in the mid to late 16th century that permitted artists to express their own 'manner' or feelings in contrast to the symmetry and simplicity of the art of the High Renaissance.






38. 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






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






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






41. The language used to represent things - actions - or ideas - in a descriptive manner. Example: the brook - babbling and bubbling around rocks and stones.






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






44. Carried the motion picture into the new era with his silent epics (The Birth of a Nation - Intolerance - etc.) which introduced serious plots and elaborate productions to filmmaking.






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






46. Subject is lying down away from the artist and looking over her shoulder






47. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






48. (1876) 19th-20th c. Romanian sculptor known for highly simplified archetypical human and animal forms (The Kiss; Bird in Space)






49. God of Wine






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







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