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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. The most slender and ornate of the three Greek columns. Known for its decorative capital of delicately carved acanthus leaves.






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






3. Published Phenomenology of Mind in 1807 and Philosophy of Right in 1821 - According to the Hegelian dialectic - one thought (i.e. being) invariably leads to a thought of its antithesis (not being) - and the two must come together to form an entirely






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






5. Student of Martin Heidegger - wrote 'Truth and Method' - considered to be the father of Hermeneutics - largely argued that it is impossible to be unbiased in anything - and even historical accounts are forever biased by our own experiences. As factua






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






7. Five-foot line






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






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






10. Atomic Bomb - Robert Openheimer was in charge






11. A presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (All is change).






12. This building was built in Athens around 450BC - Famous for its columns






13. 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.






14. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






15. Spanish rhythm in 3/4 time






16. 6th Century B.C. - a Greek philosopher and mathematician - founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism






17. American Playwright: The Crucible; Death of a Salesman; All My Sons






18. A painting - drawing - or sculpture of Mary - the Mother of Jesus - holding the dead body of Jesus. The word means 'pity' in Italian.






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






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






21. American transcendentalist - Moby Dick - Bill Budd






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






23. Palace constructed by Louis XIV outside of Paris to glorify his rule and subdue the nobility. Exp. of Baroque style in France






24. Realist novelist - Great Expectations - A Tale of Two Cities. Oliver Twist - A Christmas Carol - The Pickwick Papers






25. An epic is a longer poem written in lofty style - presenting characters of high social class in a series of adventures. It is tied to one hero of epic proportions - yet the entire poem details the history of a nation or race. Example: the Odyssey and






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






27. A dance






28. 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






29. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






30. English novelist - Great Expectations - Oliver Twist






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






32. Impressionistic Music






33. Fast






34. Wrote Two Treatises on Government - also published An Essay Concerning Human Understanding to outline the principles of empiricism.






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth. Believed writing distorted ideas. His ideas were recorded by his followers (Plato).






40. A theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers. Originally based on court dance






41. Mannerism painter






42. Beautiful Italian singing






43. French feminist who wrote the treatise titled ' The Second Sex'






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






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






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






47. Death of a Salesman






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






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






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