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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






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






3. God of the sea






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






5. Ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)






6. A style of art in the mid to late 16th century that permitted artists to express their own 'manner' or feelings in contrast to the symmetry and simplicity of the art of the High Renaissance.






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






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






9. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






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






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






12. Austrian composer; leader of the 2nd Viennese school: Invented serialism same as 12 tone system; wrote Pierrot Lunaire Landmark piece of music moonstruck Pierrot.






13. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






14. Is the last accepted pagan philosophy and was founded by Plotinus around 300 AD and based around the ideas of Plato. Disregarding the idea of separate - opposite realms of being (such as good and evil) - Plotinus instead mapped out a logical order to






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






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






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






18. Implied comparison between two normally unrelated things - indicating a likeness between them. Words can also be used to replace other words. Example: His room is a dump.






19. 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






20. The final unraveling of the plot in any story.






21. Wrote Rivals






22. Russian romantic composer; 4 piano concerti; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Vocalise; called the last Romantic






23. A curtain or drop made of gauzelike fabric. when lighted from the front it is opaque but is transparent if lighted from the back






24. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






25. French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school. Known as the 'poet of the piano'






26. French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school. Known as the 'poet of the piano'






27. Wrote 'Les Miserables' which criticized the French Revolution






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






29. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






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






31. Subject is lying down away from the artist and looking over her shoulder






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






33. Famous artists: Jean-Francois Millet - Eugene Delacroix - J.M.W. Turner - and William Blake - Covering the late eighteenth to early nineteenth centuries - the works of this period stressed the inherent goodness in humanity and shied away from earlier






34. 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.






35. Famous artists: El Greco - Jacopo Tintoretto - and Antoine Caron - An Italian art form from 1520-1600 - the mannerism movement sought to go against the strict proportionality of the High Renaissance by deliberately skewing scales and figures - with h






36. The Mayans built their first temple in ____________.






37. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






38. Wrote the first modern novel - Don Quixote






39. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






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






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






42. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father






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






44. 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.






45. Wrote operas






46. artist of Return of the Prodigal Son (1636) - Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (1632) - Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (1653) - and The Night Watch - Showed a particular interest in painting the poor and downtrodden - considered the best Dutch






47. Composed 'Rite of Spring'






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






49. Frank Lloyd Wright designed what?






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