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CLEP Humanities All In One

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






2. 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






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






4. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






5. 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.






6. Six-foot line






7. Both wrote music based on Don Juan






8. Atomic Bomb - Robert Openheimer was in charge






9. A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person






10. One of Duncan's generals; wants to become King of Scotland; murders Duncan and slays anyone in the way of his kingship






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






12. Goddess of Flowers and Spring






13. Seven-foot line






14. Short-Short-Long






15. Russian composer






16. Using two or more types of media together to create an art object such as glitter or beads on a painting






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






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






19. Fast






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






21. Goldsmith and sculptor - wrote one of the first autobiographies






22. Wrote operas






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. 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.






25. Clothed upright statues of women - often of goddesses (generally the Archaic period)






26. 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






27. Wrote Rivals






28. Mannerism painter






29. God of Commerce - The messenger of Zeus






30. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






31. Method of composition by which the composer extends the technique of twelve tone composition to other areas such as rhythm dynamics timbre and duration. Most important invention in the 20th century.






32. Played the xylophone and marimba






33. Painted 'The Bathers'






34. artist of Return of the Prodigal Son (1636) - Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (1632) - Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (1653) - and The Night Watch - Showed a particular interest in painting the poor and downtrodden - considered the best Dutch






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






36. Norwegian Playwright who carried realism into the dramatic presentation of domesticlife. Wrote 'A Doll's House'






37. Eight-foot line






38. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






39. Georges Pierre Seurat






40. Composer - conductor and pianist






41. The warrior caste in Hinduism






42. American Playwright: The Crucible; Death of a Salesman; All My Sons






43. 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.






44. Artist of 'Liberty Leading People' (1831) and 'The Massacre of Chios' (1824) - Known for his dramatic imagery






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






46. God of the Underworld and Death






47. Dutch post Impressionistic painter 'Starry Night' color plate 72; moved to France;committed suicide






48. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






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






50. Impressionistic Music







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