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CLEP Humanities All In One

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






2. French impressionistic; studied in Italy; became famous in his lifetime (see page 290). Structural form from the Romantics. By The SeaShore






3. London's Great Fire of 1666 led to ___________'s appointment as Surveyor General - overseeing all the reconstruction work on the royal palaces.






4. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






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






6. 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






7. Goddess of Animals






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






9. Frescoe painter - founded flourentine school - realisitc poses






10. The text of the opera






11. Novelist who won Nobel Peace prize - advanced humanitarian causes. 'Americans in China'






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






13. 698-721. hiberno-saxon. mix of christian imagery & northern animal interlace style. classical style: curtain






14. Euripidedes - Aeschylus - and Sophodes






15. An Italian painter - sculptor - and architect of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Among many achievements in a life of nearly ninety years - sculpted the David and several versions of the Pieta - painted the ceiling and rear wall of the Sistine






16. Five-foot line






17. Real name was Domenicos Theotocopoulos - Much of his work expressed religious ecstasy - and El Greco painted many revealing works of devoted ascetics - most notable of which was Burial of the Count Orgaz. An expressionist - his work often included fl






18. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






19. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






20. Perfected literary conversation and introduced everyday speech to theater






21. The Color Purple






22. Was an iconic and highly influential British filmmaker and producer - who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.






23. Spanish surrealist painter






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






25. High quality rugs made by Persian Muslims - valued for their exquisite designs - vivid colors and skillful make. These rugs were in great demand from China to Europe - greatly improving the Abbasid's economy.






26. Believe in the four noble truths: existence is suffering - suffering is caused by need - suffering can cease - and there is a path to the cessation of suffering. Though Buddhists do not believe in a god - they follow the teachings of the mortal Budd






27. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






28. Seven-foot line






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






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






31. Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures






32. Members of the highest caste in Hinduism






33. African American author of the Harlem Renaissance.






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






35. Were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. Known as the Bell Brothers..'Wuthering Heights'






36. Artist of 'Liberty Leading People' (1831) and 'The Massacre of Chios' (1824) - Known for his dramatic imagery






37. Science fiction writer






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






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






40. Beuatiful with ornate borders






41. Popular in the 1920s and 30s - art deco work contains geometric three-dimensional forms and curvy surfaces. Subjects are typically men and women from high society jazz age.






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






43. Ralph Waldo Emerson - Henry David Thoreau






44. A brace or support placed on the outside of a building






45. Wrote operas






46. United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)






47. Foremost architect of Baroque - Ecstasy of St. Theresa - David - Apollo and Daphne - Aeneas






48. God of the underworld - and wealth






49. An artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art






50. God of Fire - the Forge and Blacksmiths