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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Literature whose primary aim is to expound some moral - political - or other teaching.






2. Former monk. French humanist - wrote the comic masterpieces Gargantua and Pantagruel - stories contained gross humor.






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






4. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






5. God of the Sea






6. One of Socrates' students; was considered by many to be the GREATEST philosopher of western civilization. Explained his ideas about government in a work entitled The Republic. In his ideal state - the people were divided into three different groups.






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






8. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






9. German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music






10. Popular in the 1920s and 30s - art deco work contains geometric three-dimensional forms and curvy surfaces. Subjects are typically men and women from high society jazz age.






11. The 'old' stone age - during which humankind produced the first sculptures and paintings






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. Artist of 'Clock Explosion' - 'Persistence of Memory' - 'The Elephants' - and 'The Meditative Rose' - painted very precise - and nightmarish scenes






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






15. 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.






16. Norwegian Playwright who carried realism into the dramatic presentation of domesticlife. Wrote 'A Doll's House'






17. School of nonsense and anti-art






18. Spanish surrealist painter






19. 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






20. Six tone octave scale in which all successive tones are a whole step apart.






21. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






22. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






23. Short-Long






24. God of Wisdom






25. Painted 'The Bathers'






26. An arrangement of colored tiles to form a decorative surface.






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






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






29. Found on Easter Island - The South Pacific






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






31. Court dances






32. American transcendentalist who dealt with macabre issues of insanity and horror - Fall of the House of Usher - Tell Tale Heart - The Raven






33. God of Wine






34. The repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables established in a line of poetry






35. God of rain - clouds - thunderbolts.






36. Spanish surrealist painter






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






38. Death of a Salesman






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. Paralleled the age of roman literature under Augustus followed the greeks






41. Two-foot line






42. Artist of 'Liberty Leading People' (1831) and 'The Massacre of Chios' (1824) - Known for his dramatic imagery






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






44. A plain - sturdy column with a plain capital






45. Real name was Domenicos Theotocopoulos - Much of his work expressed religious ecstasy - and El Greco painted many revealing works of devoted ascetics - most notable of which was Burial of the Count Orgaz. An expressionist - his work often included fl






46. African American writer who wrote Oak and Ivy and about the lives of slavery






47. Beuatiful with ornate borders






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






49. 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.






50. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'