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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Libertine whose focused prose - Social Contract






2. Wrote 'Frankenstein' which was a criticism of man controlling nature - 'Gothic literature' Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft






3. Wrote Leviathan - and believed that human life on its own was 'solitary - poor - nasty - brutish - and short.' - argued for a strong - even brutal government in order to keep humanity from becoming savages.






4. Austrian composer; leader of the 2nd Viennese school: Invented serialism same as 12 tone system; wrote Pierrot Lunaire Landmark piece of music moonstruck Pierrot.






5. Repititions of geometric lines






6. French Impressionistic music composer; won the Prix de Rome (award given by the French government) Prelude to the afternoon of a Faun; LaMer






7. 698-721. hiberno-saxon. mix of christian imagery & northern animal interlace style. classical style: curtain






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






9. What does the symbol U mean in poetry?






10. The repetition of initial constant sounds. Example: The fair breeze blew - the white foam flew - the furrow followed free.






11. School of nonsense and anti-art






12. One of the greatest sculptors of the 19th century - The Thinker: The Kiss 12.2






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






14. Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures






15. American novelist - essayist and satirist - Huckleberry Finn - Tom Sawyer






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






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






18. French Post Impressionistic painter; Pointillism; Neo Impressionism or pointilism






19. Perfected literary conversation and introduced everyday speech to theater






20. Opaque watercolor






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






22. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






23. Frank Lloyd Wright designed what?






24. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






25. Tragic figure of the play - moorish general - desdemonas husband






26. 19th century French syle of painting that tried to capture the painter's immediate impressions - usually of the outdoors. In music - a term associated witht the music of Debussy and Ravel






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






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






29. Rebirth






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






31. A capella singers






32. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






33. The Color Purple






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






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






36. Known for ragtime music - piano player. Composed 'The Entertainment'






37. The central or dominating idea of a work.






38. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






39. Considered to have founded modern European literature; perfected rhyme in threes - Divine Comedy






40. Wrote 'Frankenstein' which was a criticism of man controlling nature - 'Gothic literature' Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft






41. Published Phenomenology of Mind in 1807 and Philosophy of Right in 1821 - According to the Hegelian dialectic - one thought (i.e. being) invariably leads to a thought of its antithesis (not being) - and the two must come together to form an entirely






42. 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






43. Long days journey into night - the iceman center - ah wilderness - desire under the elms - mourning become electric

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44. Made the first talking movie in 1927..The 'Jazz Singer'






45. Architect who like a statue at every corner






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






47. Leucippus and Democritus






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






49. Style of art that attempts to portray the imagery of the subconscious mind






50. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.