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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Opaque watercolor






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






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






4. Spanish artist color plate 82-The Persistence of Memroy; best known and most sensational of the Surrealists.






5. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






6. What type of column is a simple - plain shaft?






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






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






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






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






11. One of Socrates' students; was considered by many to be the GREATEST philosopher of western civilization. Explained his ideas about government in a work entitled The Republic. In his ideal state - the people were divided into three different groups.






12. 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.






13. God of the Underworld and Death






14. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






15. Former monk. French humanist - wrote the comic masterpieces Gargantua and Pantagruel - stories contained gross humor.






16. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






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






18. Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style - Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style






19. Noted for its rich use of ornamental domes - colorful mosaics - and lavish decorations






20. French Post-impressionistic painter; moved to Tahiti to look for the unspoiled life. Mahana No Atua(Day of the Gods). He used flat - 2 dimensional surfaces with strong outlines.






21. 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.






22. Russian composer - composed 6 symphonies - The Nutcracker - Swan Lake Suite - Concerti






23. The warrior caste in Hinduism






24. 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.






25. Messenger of the Gods and Finance






26. 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






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






28. The Starry Night






29. Long-Long






30. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






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






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






33. Played the xylophone and marimba






34. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






35. Action painting - put his canvas on the floor and brought his whole body into action while he splashed and dripped colors in swirling configurations






36. God of Wisdom






37. A musical composition for voices and orchestra






38. 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






39. British team writing light-hearted song/story format; Opereta - 'Pirates of Penzance' and Mikado






40. A technique of painting using pigment mixed with egg yolk






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






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






43. Literature whose primary aim is to expound some moral - political - or other teaching.






44. Spanish rhythm in 3/4 time






45. Implied comparison between two normally unrelated things - indicating a likeness between them. Words can also be used to replace other words. Example: His room is a dump.






46. 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.






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






48. Late 20th century musical style in which brief patterns - textures - and other musical fragments are repeated for an extended period of time with trance-like persistence.






49. (1876) 19th-20th c. Romanian sculptor known for highly simplified archetypical human and animal forms (The Kiss; Bird in Space)






50. Japanese Artist - Thirty six view of Mt. Fuji - most famous Japanese mountain