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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed the ____________ __________ in Spain.






2. Rebirth






3. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






4. Death of a Salesman






5. The Italian sculptor and goldsmith who was best known for the doors to the baptistery of Florence's cathedral - and another set of doors which was called 'The Gates to Paradise'. He also wrote one of the earliest autobiographies by an artist - which






6. 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.






7. Goddess of Agriculture






8. Three dimensional work of art - statue






9. Long-Long






10. Goldsmith and sculptor - wrote one of the first autobiographies






11. 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






12. Wrote Rivals






13. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






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






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






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






17. Spanish surrealist painter






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






19. Seven-foot line






20. Painter - sculpter - architect - engineer - musician; invented the court painter of the king of France; 'Mona Lisa -' 'The Last Supper'(classical) - 'Vitruvian Man'(anatomy)






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






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






23. An imitation of the style identified with the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Usually associated with European art and literature from the mid-1600s through the eighteenth century.






24. The last phase of the Stone Age - marked by the domestication of animals - the development of agriculture - and the manufacture of pottery






25. The central or dominating idea of a work.






26. Late 20th century musical style in which brief patterns - textures - and other musical fragments are repeated for an extended period of time with trance-like persistence.






27. Literature whose primary aim is to expound some moral - political - or other teaching.






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






29. Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies '1812 Overture' and 'The Nutcracker'






30. Greatest playwright of all time; wrote MacBeth - King Lear - Hamlet - Romeo and Juliet; introduced new words to the English language. Histories - tragedies - comedies






31. Modernist poet and theorist - The Waste Land






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






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






34. Author of Faerie Queene in Elizabethan era - one of the greatest moral epics in any language






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






36. Subject is lying down away from the artist and looking over her shoulder






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






38. 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






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






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






41. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






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. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






44. 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






45. God of the underworld - and wealth






46. Refers to the classical revival in European art - architecture - and interior design that lasted from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century






47. A capella singers






48. Famous French impressionist composer






49. The warrior caste in Hinduism






50. Composer - conductor and pianist






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