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CLEP Humanities All In One

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






2. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






3. An example of Byzantine architecture - name this church.






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. Science fiction writer






9. African American author of the Harlem Renaissance.






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






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






12. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






13. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






14. Slow






15. French 20th century architect






16. Repititions of geometric lines






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






18. The text of the opera






19. Place known for the earliest documented Jazz






20. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






21. Tragic figure of the play - moorish general - desdemonas husband






22. A prolific German baroque composer remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)






23. Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies '1812 Overture' and 'The Nutcracker'






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






25. Science fiction writer






26. Style of art that attempts to portray the imagery of the subconscious mind






27. Ralph Waldo Emerson - Henry David Thoreau






28. The Starry Night






29. Two-foot line






30. Bessanio along with others are courting a girl - they have to pick a certain box - Bessanio picks the right one and is allowed to marry her






31. Fast






32. Death of a Salesman






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






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






35. American transcendentalist - Moby Dick - Bill Budd






36. Four-foot line






37. Beuatiful with ornate borders






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






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






40. Russian Composer; Paris; Ballets; won acceptance from the public; Firebird; Petrouchka; The right of Spring; Master of rhythm






41. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






42. 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.






43. Goddess of Animals






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






45. Goddess of the Hearth - the Home and the Roman state






46. Composed 'Rite of Spring'






47. Place known for the earliest documented Jazz






48. Lion's Gate at Mycenae was constructed with the _______ ____ ________ system - or a large stone horizontal beam resting on two vertical ones.






49. American Science Fiction writer..'Fahrenheit 451'






50. Famous for black and white erotic paintings