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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Italian director that made films of fantasy and boroque style. 'La Dolce Vita'






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






3. Slow






4. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






5. The Color Purple






6. One of Socrates' students; was considered by many to be the GREATEST philosopher of western civilization. Explained his ideas about government in a work entitled The Republic. In his ideal state - the people were divided into three different groups.






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






8. Artist of 'The Starry Night' (1889) - also painted 'Sunflowers' and 'Night Cafe'






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






10. What type of column has scrolls - and is taller?






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






12. 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.






13. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






14. Famous French impressionist composer






15. Mannerism painter






16. Six-foot line






17. Beautiful Italian singing






18. Painted 'Annunciation' - Annunciation - Siena Cathedral - Italy - international gothic - (Early 14th)






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






20. Goddess of Hunting






21. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






22. 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






23. Romantic novelist whose liberal social and political views underscore her work - Frankenstein - the Last Man






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






25. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






26. Russian Composer; Paris; Ballets; won acceptance from the public; Firebird; Petrouchka; The right of Spring; Master of rhythm






27. 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.






28. Designed by Mayans - this was once a temple - next to the Pyramid of Sacrifice. Located at Uxmal - it was used for sacrificial ceremonies as late as 1673.






29. Italian director that made films of fantasy and boroque style. 'La Dolce Vita'






30. One of Socrates' students; was considered by many to be the GREATEST philosopher of western civilization. Explained his ideas about government in a work entitled The Republic. In his ideal state - the people were divided into three different groups.






31. Goddess of Fortune






32. 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






33. Visual artist and poet who defined neoclassical convention - Songs of Innocence - Songs of Cxperience






34. Considered America's greatest architect. Pioneered the concept that a building should blend into and harmonize with its surroundings rather than following classical designs.






35. Science fiction writer






36. An English writer who wrote 'Vindication of the Rights of Women' - arguing that women are not naturally inferior to men - but appear to be so because of lack of education






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






38. Ancient Greek philosopher - wrote Republic and Symposium - credited with being the most influential force on Western philosophy of all time. He taught the likes of Aristotle - and expressed his philosophical beliefs largely through fictional dialogue






39. Poetry written in iambic pentameter without end rhyme






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






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






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






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






44. I and the Village






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






46. The most slender and ornate of the three Greek columns. Known for its decorative capital of delicately carved acanthus leaves.






47. Impressionistic Music






48. A taller - thinner column with scroll shapes on its capital






49. French female author of more than eighty novels who took a man's name and dressed in male attire to protest the treatment of women






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

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