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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Early 20th century style of painting and to a lesser degrees sculpture that used geometric shapes as underlying primary forms. In contrast to Impressionism - which it succeeded - the primary concern of Cubism was with from rather than color






2. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






3. One-foot line






4. Who designed the Brooklyn bridge?






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






6. The Persistence of Memory






7. Three dimensional work of art - statue






8. The warrior caste in Hinduism






9. God of Wisdom






10. Goddess of Marriage






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






12. 1.Michelangelo 2.Leonardo de Vinci 3.Raphael






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






14. Wrote Rivals






15. Possibly the most famous English satirist and author of Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal - Swift (1667 - 1745) was a clergyman and Irishman - which often made hilarious impact in his writings (such as A Tale of a Tub and the aforementioned Mo






16. Rebirth






17. 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






18. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon - Girl Before a Mirror






19. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






20. French 20th century architect






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






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






23. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






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






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






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






27. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters






28. Story of a Great battle between Greece and Troy






29. One unit of meter in poetry






30. The text of the opera






31. One of the leading painters of the Florentine renaissance - developed a highly personal style. The Birth of Venus






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






33. Caused considerable conflict over the years with his open expectation of the impending fall of humanity. He believed that humanity was inherently good - but once corrupted by civilization - there was no turning back.






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






35. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






36. Spanish surrealist painter






37. Spanish surrealist painter






38. United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)






39. British abstract sculptor






40. Long-Short-Short






41. French impressionist painter






42. Most important of the French Romantic painters; profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.






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






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






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






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






47. Writer of 'This Side of Paradise' and 'The Great Gatsby' who coined the term 'Jazz Age'






48. Seven-foot line






49. Six-foot line






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