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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Atomic Bomb - Robert Openheimer was in charge






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






3. A direct comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: John swims like a fish.






4. A presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (All is change).






5. Leucippus and Democritus






6. Early 20th century style of painting and to a lesser degrees sculpture that used geometric shapes as underlying primary forms. In contrast to Impressionism - which it succeeded - the primary concern of Cubism was with from rather than color






7. The last phase of the Stone Age - marked by the domestication of animals - the development of agriculture - and the manufacture of pottery






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






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






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






11. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






12. Published Phenomenology of Mind in 1807 and Philosophy of Right in 1821 - According to the Hegelian dialectic - one thought (i.e. being) invariably leads to a thought of its antithesis (not being) - and the two must come together to form an entirely






13. 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.






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






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






16. The Italian sculptor and goldsmith who was best known for the doors to the baptistery of Florence's cathedral - and another set of doors which was called 'The Gates to Paradise'. He also wrote one of the earliest autobiographies by an artist - which






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






18. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






19. The oldest surviving complete illuminated gospel book in the insular style; probably created between 650-700 in Northumbria (northern England/southern Scotland)






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






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






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






23. American transcendentalist - Moby Dick - Bill Budd






24. That culture associated with the spread of Greek influence as a result of Macedonian conquests; often seen as the combination of Greek culture with eastern political forms






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






26. 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






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






28. The central or dominating idea of a work.






29. A style characteristic of seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe - subjects of portraits expanded beyond religious figures to nature and ordinary individuals. Many paintings incorporated long hallways and views through windows or doorways.






30. God of love and beauty






31. One of first artists to break away from Italio-Byzantine style - Giotto's teacher - Duccio's 'Virgin in Majesty'






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






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






34. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






35. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






36. Opaque watercolor






37. German philosopher born in 1844 - More of a moralist than a philosopher (though his name is arguably the most widely recognized) - Nietzsche hated Western civilization with a passion and spent much of his time denouncing it. He believed in a superma






38. Believe in the four noble truths: existence is suffering - suffering is caused by need - suffering can cease - and there is a path to the cessation of suffering. Though Buddhists do not believe in a god - they follow the teachings of the mortal Budd






39. Fast






40. DNA of the song






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






42. Most famous example of Byzantine architecture - it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world. Constructed of interlocking domes.






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






44. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






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






46. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






47. Beuatiful with ornate borders






48. Scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas






49. 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.






50. The King of the Gods and the God of the sky