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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin - containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables.






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






3. A famous cathedral In France






4. A tapestry that recounts the battle of hastings - A piece of linen about 1 Ft.8 in. Wide by 213 ft.long covered with embroidery representing the incidents of Willam the conqueror's expedition to England.






5. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






6. Architectural style of medieval Europe - characterized by semi-circular arches - massive quality - thick walls - round arches - sturdy piers - groin vaults - large towers - decorative arcading. Crossed England from France.






7. Wrote operas






8. Bessanio along with others are courting a girl - they have to pick a certain box - Bessanio picks the right one and is allowed to marry her






9. 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.






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






11. Goddess of Hunting






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






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






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






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






16. An English maker of pottery and china - he developed mass production of quality porcelain. Signature blue or pink with cameo inset.






17. Russian Composer; Paris; Ballets; won acceptance from the public; Firebird; Petrouchka; The right of Spring; Master of rhythm






18. Took inspiration from Schiller's 'Ode to Joy'






19. The use of an object to represent another object or idea.






20. A tall - four-sided shaft of stone that rises to a pointed pyramidal top.






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






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






23. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






24. Story of a Great battle between Greece and Troy






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






26. A technique of painting using pigment mixed with egg yolk






27. Took inspiration from Schiller's 'Ode to Joy'






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






29. A sect of hedonism (Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure) that believes that pleasure of the mind - not just the senses - is the ultimate good. Thoroughly defended by Ancient Greek philosophers - the base of this belief system is that the goal of every






30. Russian composer - composed 6 symphonies - The Nutcracker - Swan Lake Suite - Concerti






31. A technique of painting using pigment mixed with egg yolk






32. Character who comes to a bad end as a result of own behavior or character flaw






33. 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






34. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






35. 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).






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






37. Chinese Painter; harp player in a pavillion






38. Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style - Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style






39. God of the sea






40. God of Wine






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






42. Beuatiful with ornate borders






43. Repititions of geometric lines






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






45. Using two or more types of media together to create an art object such as glitter or beads on a painting






46. Student of michelangelo - made the school of athens - and the madonna and child series. used pudgeyness to show that people aren't as perfect as they thought.






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






48. School of nonsense and anti-art






49. 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.






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