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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Considered the greatest English poet and dramatist -Hamlet - King Lear - Macbeth - Romeo and Juliet - Twelfth Night - Richard III - Julius Caesar - Much Ado






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






3. Made the first talking movie in 1927..The 'Jazz Singer'






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






5. The central or dominating idea of a work.






6. Is the belief that Satan represented all things material - and God all things of light; each human being is a composite of matter (Satan) and godly light (God) - and suffered not from sin - but from contact with matter. Founded by Mani Who believed h






7. Five-foot line






8. French 20th century architect






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






10. Played the xylophone and marimba






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






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






13. Spanish rhythm in 3/4 time






14. 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






15. Wrote Rivals






16. Short-Short-Long






17. Florentine genius of the early Renaissance built the dome of Florence Cathedral - the Pazzi Chapel - and was instrumental in developing geometrical perspective in painting






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






19. School of nonsense and anti-art






20. Chiefly responsible for bringing literature to the middle-class - The Canterbury Tales






21. Long-Short-Short






22. Pen name of the novelist and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn






23. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






24. American novelist - essayist and satirist - Huckleberry Finn - Tom Sawyer






25. One of the greatest sculptors of the 19th century - The Thinker: The Kiss 12.2






26. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






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






28. Science fiction writer






29. Art which shows figures both religious or non-religious - more realistic - emphasis on nature - three dimensional with perspective - people are active and show great emotion






30. The Color Purple






31. Laborer caste in Hinduism






32. A capella singers






33. The Starry Night






34. The works of ancient Greece and Rome; Homer - Sophocles - and Aeschylus. Major philosophers included Socrates - Plato - and Aristotle. Aristotle's Poetics described the art of tragedy; Socrates set down the foundation for a humanist philosophy later






35. Spanish surrealist painter






36. A tall - four-sided shaft of stone that rises to a pointed pyramidal top.






37. Pre-Socrates






38. A tapestry that recounts the battle of hastings - A piece of linen about 1 Ft.8 in. Wide by 213 ft.long covered with embroidery representing the incidents of Willam the conqueror's expedition to England.






39. This building was built in Athens around 450BC - Famous for its columns






40. Noted for his direct style - clear - sharp prose and critical wit - Gulliver's Travels - Tale of a Tub






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






42. God of the underworld - and wealth






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






44. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. DNA of the song