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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)






2. 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






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. One of the first to use cubism - painted 'The Old Guitar Player' (1905) - predominantly painted in blue tones






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






6. Five-foot line






7. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






8. 6th Century B.C. - a Greek philosopher and mathematician - founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism






9. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






10. Movement in Church design towards theme of 'Christ - the Light of the World' - Gothic structure (reflected God's transcendence - power - and beauty). Built higher - allowed large stain glass windows. Served as visual catechism for those living during






11. A prolific German baroque composer remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)






12. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






13. American realist painter - 'Christina's World'






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






15. The Starry Night






16. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






17. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






18. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






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

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20. Is the last accepted pagan philosophy and was founded by Plotinus around 300 AD and based around the ideas of Plato. Disregarding the idea of separate - opposite realms of being (such as good and evil) - Plotinus instead mapped out a logical order to






21. Pen name of the novelist and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn






22. Beuatiful with ornate borders






23. Long-Short-Short






24. The farmer/ merchant caste in Hinduism






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






26. The Persistence of Memory






27. Fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century






28. 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






29. Perfected literary conversation and introduced everyday speech to theater






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






31. Took inspiration from Schiller's 'Ode to Joy'






32. Alexander the Great's tutor and a student of Plato - He disagreed with Plato that form and matter could be perceived as two separate things - and wrote such works as Rhetoric - Poetics - and Metaphysics.






33. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






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






35. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






36. What type of Column is decorated with flowers?






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






38. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






39. Goddess of Wisdom






40. Action painting - put his canvas on the floor and brought his whole body into action while he splashed and dripped colors in swirling configurations






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






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






43. A story were characters or objects represent abstract idea or qualities. i.e. Goodness - Evil - Love - Death - etc...






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






45. Plato and Aristotle






46. Founded by the prophet Mohammad - Followers - called Muslims - go by the book of the Qur'an - the word of God as told to Mohammed. There are five basic principles to Islam: first - there is only one God - and Mohammed is the only mouthpiece of God; s






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






48. Spanish surrealist painter






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






50. Painted 'The Bathers'