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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






2. Considered to have founded modern European literature; perfected rhyme in threes - Divine Comedy






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






4. Repititions of geometric lines






5. 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.






6. Court dances






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






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






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






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






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






12. Three dimensional work of art - statue






13. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






14. Author of the first real historical drama and first English tragedy - The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus - Edward the Second






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






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






17. God of Wine






18. One-foot line






19. African American author of the Harlem Renaissance.






20. 698-721. hiberno-saxon. mix of christian imagery & northern animal interlace style. classical style: curtain






21. Writer of 'This Side of Paradise' and 'The Great Gatsby' who coined the term 'Jazz Age'






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






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






24. Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth. Believed writing distorted ideas. His ideas were recorded by his followers (Plato).






25. Short-Short-Long






26. Church in Ravenna - Italy built by Justinian. Known for color - mosaics - and gold.






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






28. Three dimensional work of art - statue






29. God of the sea






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






31. Opaque watercolor






32. What does the symbol ' mean in poetry?






33. School of nonsense and anti-art






34. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






35. Painted 'The Bathers'






36. Using two or more types of media together to create an art object such as glitter or beads on a painting






37. French impressionistic; studied in Italy; became famous in his lifetime (see page 290). Structural form from the Romantics. By The SeaShore






38. God of the Sea






39. German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music






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






41. Literature whose primary aim is to expound some moral - political - or other teaching.






42. Tall - 4 sided pillar of stone that rises to a point






43. Court dances






44. School of nonsense and anti-art






45. A pre-socratic Greek philosopher born in Italy. Denied the existence of time - plurality - and motion. NO Change. Founder of Metaphysics.






46. Known for non-traditional forms of poetry - Tulips and Shimneys






47. Composed 'Rite of Spring'






48. English novelist - Great Expectations - Oliver Twist






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






50. Student of Martin Heidegger - wrote 'Truth and Method' - considered to be the father of Hermeneutics - largely argued that it is impossible to be unbiased in anything - and even historical accounts are forever biased by our own experiences. As factua