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CLEP Humanities All In One

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






2. What does the symbol ' mean in poetry?






3. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






4. French impressionist painter






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






6. Leader of the Spanish Art Nouveau movement - _____________ designed Casa Mila and Casa Batllo in Barcelona.






7. Two-foot line






8. 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






9. Wrote Waiting for Godot. The only scenery for the play was a cyclorama (a giant curtain onthe back of the stage) and a single tree with one branch and one leaf.






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






11. One of the first to use cubism - painted 'The Old Guitar Player' (1905) - predominantly painted in blue tones






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






13. Scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas






14. 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.






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






16. Frescoe painter - founded flourentine school - realisitc poses






17. Focuses on the direct relationship between the individual and the universe and/or God. Well-known existentialists include Martin Heidegger and Jean-Paul Sartre - with S






18. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






19. Long-Long






20. Spanish surrealist painter






21. A capella singers






22. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






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






24. Beautiful Italian singing






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






26. Perfected literary conversation and introduced everyday speech to theater






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






28. Long-Short






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






30. British team writing light-hearted song/story format; Opereta - 'Pirates of Penzance' and Mikado






31. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






32. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






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






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






35. 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.






36. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed the ____________ __________ in Spain.






37. 20th Century American composer






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






39. French landscape painter - artist of 'Dusk' (1908) - considered to be one of the founders of impressionism






40. Is the belief that Satan represented all things material - and God all things of light; each human being is a composite of matter (Satan) and godly light (God) - and suffered not from sin - but from contact with matter. Founded by Mani Who believed h






41. The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning. i.e. hiss - hiss - buzz - buzz.






42. Wrote Rivals






43. Known for ragtime music - piano player. Composed 'The Entertainment'






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






45. 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.






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






47. An example of Byzantine architecture - name this church.






48. Mannerism painter






49. Leucippus and Democritus






50. God of War