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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Realist novelist - Great Expectations - A Tale of Two Cities. Oliver Twist - A Christmas Carol - The Pickwick Papers






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






3. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father






4. Florentine genius of the early Renaissance built the dome of Florence Cathedral - the Pazzi Chapel - and was instrumental in developing geometrical perspective in painting






5. Repititions of geometric lines






6. Story of a Great battle between Greece and Troy






7. United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)






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






9. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






10. Female Movie Director/Producer who motivated women to do film...Big - A League of Their Own - Jumping Jack Flash






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






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






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






14. Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures






15. Architect who like a statue at every corner






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






17. 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.






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






19. British abstract sculptor






20. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






21. 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.






22. Faulstaf wants sends identical love letters to two women - they are friends and read them together - they want to get him back so they trick him - their husbands think they are cheating on them so they want to catch them - the wives tell them of thei






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






24. French Post-impressionistic painter; moved to Tahiti to look for the unspoiled life. Mahana No Atua(Day of the Gods). He used flat - 2 dimensional surfaces with strong outlines.






25. One of first artists to break away from Italio-Byzantine style - Giotto's teacher - Duccio's 'Virgin in Majesty'






26. An Irish novelist who wrote Ulysses - a stream of consciousness book based loosely on Odyssey






27. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






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






29. Lion's Gate at Mycenae was constructed with the _______ ____ ________ system - or a large stone horizontal beam resting on two vertical ones.






30. French Painter - Post impressionism - pointellism (using several small dots of color to create a larger image)Sunday Afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte






31. Wrote 'Being and Time'. nfluenced by the work of Edmund Husserl and considered a founding father of existentialism - Heidegger ultimately rejected both associations. Instead - he focused simply on 'being' and examining human moods and experiences. He






32. French Painter - Post impressionism - pointellism (using several small dots of color to create a larger image)Sunday Afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte






33. 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.






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

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






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






37. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






38. 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.






39. Place known for the earliest documented Jazz






40. A Spanish painter best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work. 'Guernica'






41. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






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






43. God of the sea






44. 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.






45. A capella singers






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






47. 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






48. The basis for early Christian architecture; - created in the period of recognition - it had a dome shape at both ends similar to an apse - it had libaries - and it's official meaning was a meeting place in which the romans would meet to discuss thin






49. (1876) 19th-20th c. Romanian sculptor known for highly simplified archetypical human and animal forms (The Kiss; Bird in Space)






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







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