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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 Persistence of Memory






2. Subject is lying down away from the artist and looking over her shoulder






3. Former monk. French humanist - wrote the comic masterpieces Gargantua and Pantagruel - stories contained gross humor.






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






5. Character who comes to a bad end as a result of own behavior or character flaw






6. African American writer who wrote Oak and Ivy and about the lives of slavery






7. Goddess of Wisdom






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

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






10. A dance






11. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






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






13. DNA of the song






14. Italian sculptor renowned as a pioneer of the Renaissance style with his natural - lifelike figures - such as the bronze statue David.






15. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






16. Is a form of writing that blends criticism with humor and wit. Ridiculing with purpose of inspiring reform.






17. Caused considerable conflict over the years with his open expectation of the impending fall of humanity. He believed that humanity was inherently good - but once corrupted by civilization - there was no turning back.






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






19. He used light and shadows to convey moods and emotions-Painted the Blinding of Samson






20. 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






21. African American writer who wrote Oak and Ivy and about the lives of slavery






22. Slow






23. Repititions of geometric lines






24. Consists of lines that do not have regular meter or rhyme






25. 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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26. Wrote Waiting for Godot. The only scenery for the play was a cyclorama (a giant curtain onthe back of the stage) and a single tree with one branch and one leaf.






27. Rebirth






28. Abstract sculptor who used rounding techniques and very little detail






29. A sect of hedonism (Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure) that believes that pleasure of the mind - not just the senses - is the ultimate good. Thoroughly defended by Ancient Greek philosophers - the base of this belief system is that the goal of every






30. Famous artists: El Greco - Jacopo Tintoretto - and Antoine Caron - An Italian art form from 1520-1600 - the mannerism movement sought to go against the strict proportionality of the High Renaissance by deliberately skewing scales and figures - with h






31. 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.






32. 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.






33. A tapestry that recounts the battle of hastings - A piece of linen about 1 Ft.8 in. Wide by 213 ft.long covered with embroidery representing the incidents of Willam the conqueror's expedition to England.






34. 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






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






36. Famous ballet dancer - known as 'the mother of dance'






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






38. 20th Century American composer






39. What does the symbol ' mean in poetry?






40. He used light and shadows to convey moods and emotions-Painted the Blinding of Samson






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






42. God of love and beauty






43. The farmer/ merchant caste in Hinduism






44. British abstract sculptor






45. Place known for the earliest documented Jazz






46. Dutch post Impressionistic painter 'Starry Night' color plate 72; moved to France;committed suicide






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






48. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






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






50. Famous for black and white erotic paintings