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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The 'old' stone age - during which humankind produced the first sculptures and paintings






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






3. 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






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






5. The use of an object to represent another object or idea.






6. In drama - a character speaks alone on stage to allow his/her thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience






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






8. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






9. I and the Village






10. Six tone octave scale in which all successive tones are a whole step apart.






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






12. Wrote Rivals






13. A capella singers






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






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






16. God of Love






17. Chinese Painter; harp player in a pavillion






18. 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.






19. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






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






21. Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style - Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style






22. French feminist who wrote the treatise titled ' The Second Sex'






23. Considered the greatest English poet and dramatist -Hamlet - King Lear - Macbeth - Romeo and Juliet - Twelfth Night - Richard III - Julius Caesar - Much Ado






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






25. 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






26. Goddess of Marriage






27. Artist of 'Clock Explosion' - 'Persistence of Memory' - 'The Elephants' - and 'The Meditative Rose' - painted very precise - and nightmarish scenes






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






29. Goddess of Wisdom






30. A plain - sturdy column with a plain capital






31. German metaphysician - began his string of successful philosophical publications with Critique of Pure Reason in 1781 - believed that reality extended only so far as an individual's personal degree of 'knowing -' and it is impossible to 'know' thing






32. 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.






33. Two-foot line






34. Wrote Rivals






35. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






36. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






37. Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth. Believed writing distorted ideas. His ideas were recorded by his followers (Plato).






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






39. DNA of the song






40. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






41. Libertine whose focused prose - Social Contract






42. Popularized the use of allegory - The Faerie Queen - Amoretti






43. Paralleled the age of roman literature under Augustus followed the greeks






44. Frescoe painter - founded flourentine school - realisitc poses






45. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






46. French Painter - Impressionism - did horses and ballet dancers






47. A dance






48. American Science Fiction writer..'Fahrenheit 451'






49. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






50. Using two or more types of media together to create an art object such as glitter or beads on a painting