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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Long-Short






2. In drama - a character speaks alone on stage to allow his/her thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience






3. Opaque watercolor






4. Refers to the classical revival in European art - architecture - and interior design that lasted from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century






5. American transcendentalist - Moby Dick - Bill Budd






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






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






8. Long-Long






9. Gods of Inspiration for literature - Science - and the arts






10. 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).






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






12. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






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






14. 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






15. Known for non-traditional forms of poetry - Tulips and Shimneys






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






17. Two-foot line






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






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






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






21. Three-foot line






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






23. The King of the Gods and the God of the sky






24. 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.






25. Method of composition by which the composer extends the technique of twelve tone composition to other areas such as rhythm dynamics timbre and duration. Most important invention in the 20th century.






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






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






28. That culture associated with the spread of Greek influence as a result of Macedonian conquests; often seen as the combination of Greek culture with eastern political forms






29. God of Time - Harvest and Agriculture






30. Style of art that attempts to portray the imagery of the subconscious mind






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






32. Lion's Gate at Mycenae was constructed with the _______ ____ ________ system - or a large stone horizontal beam resting on two vertical ones.






33. Wrote 'Frankenstein' which was a criticism of man controlling nature - 'Gothic literature' Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft






34. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






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






36. Italian Renaissance artist that painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted the statue of David.






37. 20th Century American composer






38. Four-foot line






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. British abstract sculptor






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






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






45. A prolific German baroque composer remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)






46. Atomic Bomb - Robert Openheimer was in charge






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






48. Romantic novelist whose liberal social and political views underscore her work - Frankenstein - the Last Man






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






50. Painted 'The Bathers'