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CLEP Humanities All In One

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






2. Science fiction writer






3. Wrote 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Man in the Iron Mask' and The Count of Monte-Cristo






4. Composer - conductor and pianist






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






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






7. A direct comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: John swims like a fish.






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






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






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






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






12. One-foot line






13. Foremost literary critic of the romantic period - Rime of the Ancient Mariner






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






15. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage






16. Stoics believed that restraining emotion is the key to happiness. The majority of their beliefs are similar to the Cynics.






17. American composer; Adagio for Strings Abing; Chinese Music;The moon reflected on the second springs.






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. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






21. God of Wine






22. A classic form of Japanese drama involving heroic themes - a chorus - and dance






23. Plato and Aristotle






24. Designed by Mayans - this was once a temple - next to the Pyramid of Sacrifice. Located at Uxmal - it was used for sacrificial ceremonies as late as 1673.






25. (1876) 19th-20th c. Romanian sculptor known for highly simplified archetypical human and animal forms (The Kiss; Bird in Space)






26. The creator of the twelve-tone system of atonal music.






27. French impressionist painter






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






29. Church in Ravenna - Italy built by Justinian. Known for color - mosaics - and gold.






30. Music consistently constructed on a pattern of the twelve chromatic tones selected prior to composition.






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






32. Wrote Rivals






33. 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






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






35. Most famous example of Byzantine architecture - it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world. Constructed of interlocking domes.






36. 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






37. Rebirth






38. 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






39. One of Duncan's generals; wants to become King of Scotland; murders Duncan and slays anyone in the way of his kingship






40. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






41. Theodore Gericault - 1791-1824 - Eugene Delacroix - 1798-1863






42. American who became a British citizen; won the Nobel Peace prize in literature; wrote poetry and drama. 'Murder in the Cathedral'.






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






44. An English writer who wrote 'Vindication of the Rights of Women' - arguing that women are not naturally inferior to men - but appear to be so because of lack of education






45. His works provided the basis for love poetry and popularized the theme of humanism - The Cazoniere






46. Goddess of Wisdom






47. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






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






49. Libertine whose focused prose - Social Contract






50. Part of the Counter Reformation. Displayed a religious theme - red and gold color scheme - dark (sinner) vs. light (saint) - and was intensely dramatic. Early Baroque art was dominated by Spain.