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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. French 20th century architect






2. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






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






4. Who is the architect of this building? (Uses glass walls - abstract - etc.)






5. A style characteristic of seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe - subjects of portraits expanded beyond religious figures to nature and ordinary individuals. Many paintings incorporated long hallways and views through windows or doorways.






6. One of first artists to break away from Italio-Byzantine style - Giotto's teacher - Duccio's 'Virgin in Majesty'






7. Artist of 'Purple Robe' (1937) - 'The Blue Nude' (1907) - 'The Piano Lesson' (1916) - and 'The Moorish Screen' (1921) - Known for his bold colors and thick - vibrant brushstrokes - pioneer in the modernist movement






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






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






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






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






12. 20th Century American composer






13. Architect who like a statue at every corner






14. A contradiction of a story as it appears to its characters - and what the audience knows as true.






15. Slow






16. Were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. Known as the Bell Brothers..'Wuthering Heights'






17. The basis for early Christian architecture; - created in the period of recognition - it had a dome shape at both ends similar to an apse - it had libaries - and it's official meaning was a meeting place in which the romans would meet to discuss thin






18. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






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






20. Were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. Known as the Bell Brothers..'Wuthering Heights'






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






22. Atomic Bomb - Robert Openheimer was in charge






23. Twentieth-century novelist - used the stream-of-consciousness technique in his novel The Sound of Fury - whose intense drama is seen through the eyes of an idiot.






24. Three-foot line






25. Was an iconic and highly influential British filmmaker and producer - who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.






26. Japanese Artist - Thirty six view of Mt. Fuji - most famous Japanese mountain






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






28. Carried the motion picture into the new era with his silent epics (The Birth of a Nation - Intolerance - etc.) which introduced serious plots and elaborate productions to filmmaking.






29. God of War






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






31. Repititions of geometric lines






32. A Dutch painter who used a great deal of light. He enjoyed painting people doing everyday things.






33. The Persistence of Memory






34. 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.






35. Carried the motion picture into the new era with his silent epics (The Birth of a Nation - Intolerance - etc.) which introduced serious plots and elaborate productions to filmmaking.






36. High quality rugs made by Persian Muslims - valued for their exquisite designs - vivid colors and skillful make. These rugs were in great demand from China to Europe - greatly improving the Abbasid's economy.






37. The text of the opera






38. Were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. Known as the Bell Brothers..'Wuthering Heights'






39. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






40. Mannerism painter






41. Goddess of Animals






42. 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






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






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






45. God of War






46. A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person






47. 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






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






49. Architect who like a statue at every corner






50. Author of The Red Badge of Courage