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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. American composer; Appalachian Spring;Fanfare for teh common man; Hoe Down;Americana; 10 honorary doctrine






2. French 20th century architect






3. Instead of dealing with recognizable imagery - abstract art focuses on colors and form.






4. Opaque watercolor






5. Thucydides and Herodotus






6. 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.






7. Theodore Gericault - 1791-1824 - Eugene Delacroix - 1798-1863






8. Spanish surrealist painter






9. Wrote the play 'A Raisin in the Sun' about a working-class African American family struggling against poverty and racism.






10. Female Movie Director/Producer who motivated women to do film...Big - A League of Their Own - Jumping Jack Flash






11. 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.






12. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






13. 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.






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






15. Goddess of Agriculture






16. Fast






17. French Painter - Post impressionism - pointellism (using several small dots of color to create a larger image)Sunday Afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte






18. Story of man - Christian - journey faces hobglobins/dragons

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19. 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.






20. Leucippus and Democritus






21. Female Movie Director/Producer who motivated women to do film...Big - A League of Their Own - Jumping Jack Flash






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






23. A musical composition for voices and orchestra






24. The farmer/ merchant caste in Hinduism






25. Rebirth






26. 6th Century B.C. - a Greek philosopher and mathematician - founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism






27. 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






28. Considered the greatest English poet and dramatist -Hamlet - King Lear - Macbeth - Romeo and Juliet - Twelfth Night - Richard III - Julius Caesar - Much Ado






29. Designed by Mayans - this was once a temple - next to the Pyramid of Sacrifice. Located at Uxmal - it was used for sacrificial ceremonies as late as 1673.






30. Famous ballet dancer - known as 'the mother of dance'






31. A contradiction of a story as it appears to its characters - and what the audience knows as true.






32. Famous artists during this time: Leonardo da Vinci - Rafael - and Michaelangelo - From 1490 to 1520 - High Renaissance style was composed of order - grace - and harmony - with perfectly proportioned subjects.






33. Made a valuable contribution to American folk music by capturing the plaintive spirit of the slaves. 'Camptown Races'






34. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






35. The central or dominating idea of a work.






36. Goddess of Animals






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






38. Any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material






39. Impressionistic Music






40. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






41. Famous photographer of the Civil War - brought the war to the people






42. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






43. French Impressionistic music composer; won the Prix de Rome (award given by the French government) Prelude to the afternoon of a Faun; LaMer






44. French Painter - Post impressionism - pointellism (using several small dots of color to create a larger image)Sunday Afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte






45. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage






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






47. Modernist poet and theorist - The Waste Land






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






49. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






50. Painter - sculpter - architect - engineer - musician; invented the court painter of the king of France; 'Mona Lisa -' 'The Last Supper'(classical) - 'Vitruvian Man'(anatomy)