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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Spanish surrealist painter






2. United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington






3. What type of column is a simple - plain shaft?






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






5. Opaque watercolor






6. Science fiction writer






7. Three dimensional work of art - statue






8. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






9. Architect who like a statue at every corner






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






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






12. Implied comparison between two normally unrelated things - indicating a likeness between them. Words can also be used to replace other words. Example: His room is a dump.






13. British abstract sculptor






14. Goddess of Agriculture






15. Architect who liked a statue at every corner






16. God of Wine and Theatre






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






18. A style of art in the mid to late 16th century that permitted artists to express their own 'manner' or feelings in contrast to the symmetry and simplicity of the art of the High Renaissance.






19. Long-Long






20. That culture associated with the spread of Greek influence as a result of Macedonian conquests; often seen as the combination of Greek culture with eastern political forms






21. Members of the highest caste in Hinduism






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






23. 6th Century B.C. - a Greek philosopher and mathematician - founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism






24. God of Time - Harvest and Agriculture






25. The Persistence of Memory






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






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






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






29. Goddess of Love and Beauty






30. English novelist - Great Expectations - Oliver Twist






31. 20th Century American composer






32. What does the symbol U mean in poetry?






33. A contradiction of a story as it appears to its characters - and what the audience knows as true.






34. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






35. Artist of 'Jack in the Pulpit IV' (1930) - 'Petunia' (1925) - 'Cow's Skull - Red - White - and Blue' (1931) - and 'Red Amaryllis' (1937) - Realistic nature images with strong - vibrant colors identify the works of O'Keeffe

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36. 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.






37. Spanish Romantic Painter - Disaster of war series - Third Day of May - Rembrandt influence - moral issues - court painter to Charles IV






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






39. Addressing of a person or thing that is not actually their. Example: Romeo - Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?!






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






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






42. 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.






43. A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person






44. God of the Sun - poetry - music and oracles






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






46. Is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin - containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables.






47. Architectural style of medieval Europe - characterized by semi-circular arches - massive quality - thick walls - round arches - sturdy piers - groin vaults - large towers - decorative arcading. Crossed England from France.






48. British team writing light-hearted song/story format; Opereta - 'Pirates of Penzance' and Mikado






49. Fast






50. Based on the practices of li and jen - was based on the ethical system of being neighborly-