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CLEP Humanities All In One

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






2. Spanish surrealist painter






3. Long-Short






4. Clothed upright statues of women - often of goddesses (generally the Archaic period)






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






6. Were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. Known as the Bell Brothers..'Wuthering Heights'






7. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






8. 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






9. Frank Lloyd Wright developed the ___________ housing design - a take-off on his earlier prairie houses - in response to the vast demand for low income housing.






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






11. American transcendentalist - Moby Dick - Bill Budd






12. 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






13. Scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas






14. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






15. Goddess of Marriage






16. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






17. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






18. Six-foot line






19. Penned the famous phrase 'I think - therefore I am.' - Perhaps better known for his contributions to geometry than philosophy (the Cartesian plane is named after him) - Descartes is actually considered the founder of modern rationalism.






20. United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976)






21. 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






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






23. Wrote operas






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






25. Found on Easter Island - The South Pacific






26. Flemish Baroque painter who had assistants complete parts of his work






27. The creator of the twelve-tone system of atonal music.






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

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29. One unit of meter in poetry






30. Place known for the earliest documented Jazz






31. Story of man - Christian - journey faces hobglobins/dragons

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32. An epic is a longer poem written in lofty style - presenting characters of high social class in a series of adventures. It is tied to one hero of epic proportions - yet the entire poem details the history of a nation or race. Example: the Odyssey and






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






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






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






36. An artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art






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






38. Three dimensional work of art - statue






39. The farmer/ merchant caste in Hinduism






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






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






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






43. Composer - conductor and pianist






44. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






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






46. Austrian composer; leader of the 2nd Viennese school: Invented serialism same as 12 tone system; wrote Pierrot Lunaire Landmark piece of music moonstruck Pierrot.






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






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






49. 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.






50. Wrote Rivals