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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Architect who like a statue at every corner






2. 6th Century B.C. - a Greek philosopher and mathematician - founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism






3. British abstract sculptor






4. Goddess of Marriage






5. Three-foot line






6. The Italian sculptor and goldsmith who was best known for the doors to the baptistery of Florence's cathedral - and another set of doors which was called 'The Gates to Paradise'. He also wrote one of the earliest autobiographies by an artist - which






7. God of Fire - the Forge and Blacksmiths






8. Beuatiful with ornate borders






9. Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato - the tutor of Alexander the Great - and the author of works on logic - metaphysics - ethics - natural sciences - politics - and poetics - he profoundly influenced Western thought. In his philosophical system - whi






10. An English writer who wrote 'Vindication of the Rights of Women' - arguing that women are not naturally inferior to men - but appear to be so because of lack of education






11. Tall - 4 sided pillar of stone that rises to a point






12. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






13. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






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






15. Artist of 'The Starry Night' (1889) - also painted 'Sunflowers' and 'Night Cafe'






16. A plain - sturdy column with a plain capital






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






18. Goddess of Fortune






19. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






20. Perfected literary conversation and introduced everyday speech to theater






21. 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






22. Art produced from c. 450 BC to c. 700 AD by the Celts; mostly portable objects; Stone carvings - Crosses with interlace patterns - metal work - manuscripts






23. Wrote Rivals






24. Long-Short-Short






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

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26. It is assigning lines that have the same rhyme at the end - a matching letter.






27. Penned the famous phrase 'I think - therefore I am.' - Perhaps better known for his contributions to geometry than philosophy (the Cartesian plane is named after him) - Descartes is actually considered the founder of modern rationalism.






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






29. Beautiful Italian singing






30. 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






31. Most important of the French Romantic painters; profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.






32. The oldest surviving complete illuminated gospel book in the insular style; probably created between 650-700 in Northumbria (northern England/southern Scotland)






33. One of the first to use cubism - painted 'The Old Guitar Player' (1905) - predominantly painted in blue tones






34. Paul Gauguin






35. Played the xylophone and marimba






36. Court dances






37. A radically unconventional group formed by Antisthenes in Greece in 400 A.D. This group considered virtue to be the only - not just the highest - good. They were largely self-sufficient - celibate (abstaining from sexual intercourse) - and ascetic (r






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






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






40. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






41. Mannerism painter






42. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






43. A pre-socratic Greek philosopher born in Italy. Denied the existence of time - plurality - and motion. NO Change. Founder of Metaphysics.






44. Poetry written in iambic pentameter without end rhyme






45. A wooden box where religious relics are stored or displayed






46. 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






47. Spanish surrealist painter






48. Painted 'Annunciation' - Annunciation - Siena Cathedral - Italy - international gothic - (Early 14th)






49. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






50. Famous artists: Henri Matisse - Raoul Dufy - and Andre Derain - Lasting for three short years (1905-1908) - fauvism served as the foundation for much of subsequent twentieth-century art. Its work was full of vibrant colors and boldly distorted figure