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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Ralph Waldo Emerson - Henry David Thoreau






2. Eight-foot line






3. German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music






4. 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.






5. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






6. A famous cathedral In France






7. African American author of the Harlem Renaissance.






8. 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.






9. French 20th century architect






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






11. French impressionist painter






12. 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






13. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






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






15. Beuatiful with ornate borders






16. Long days journey into night - the iceman center - ah wilderness - desire under the elms - mourning become electric

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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. School of nonsense and anti-art






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






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






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






26. Frank Lloyd Wright developed the ___________ housing design - a take-off on his earlier prairie houses - in response to the vast demand for low income housing.






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






28. 'Father of Western Philosophy'. Greek philosopher who taught that the universe had originated from water.






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






30. What does the symbol U mean in poetry?






31. Music consistently constructed on a pattern of the twelve chromatic tones selected prior to composition.






32. Thucydides and Herodotus






33. An imitation of the style identified with the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Usually associated with European art and literature from the mid-1600s through the eighteenth century.






34. Three-foot line






35. German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music






36. American who became a British citizen; won the Nobel Peace prize in literature; wrote poetry and drama. 'Murder in the Cathedral'.






37. The creator of the twelve-tone system of atonal music.






38. Messenger of the Gods and Finance






39. Gainsborough (1727-1788) was one of the first great landscape artists of his time - and was recognized for painting every section of his works himself






40. Wrote 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Man in the Iron Mask' and The Count of Monte-Cristo






41. French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school. Known as the 'poet of the piano'






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






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






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






45. The Persistence of Memory






46. Wrote 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Man in the Iron Mask' and The Count of Monte-Cristo






47. God of Time - Harvest and Agriculture






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






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






50. Italian director that made films of fantasy and boroque style. 'La Dolce Vita'







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