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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. A painting - drawing - or sculpture of Mary - the Mother of Jesus - holding the dead body of Jesus. The word means 'pity' in Italian.






2. 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






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






4. Noted for its rich use of ornamental domes - colorful mosaics - and lavish decorations






5. Ralph Waldo Emerson - Henry David Thoreau






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






7. 'Father of Western Philosophy'. Greek philosopher who taught that the universe had originated from water.






8. French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school. Known as the 'poet of the piano'






9. 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






10. A wooden box where religious relics are stored or displayed






11. Goddess of Animals






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






13. French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school. Known as the 'poet of the piano'






14. The repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables established in a line of poetry






15. A brace or support placed on the outside of a building






16. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






17. 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






18. A theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers. Originally based on court dance






19. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






20. Possibly the most famous English satirist and author of Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal - Swift (1667 - 1745) was a clergyman and Irishman - which often made hilarious impact in his writings (such as A Tale of a Tub and the aforementioned Mo






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






22. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






23. Four-foot line






24. Assembled architectural sculptures of 'found' wooden objects and used them to construct screens of boxes of varied sizes which she painted in monochromatic colors.






25. A classic form of Japanese drama involving heroic themes - a chorus - and dance






26. The oldest surviving complete illuminated gospel book in the insular style; probably created between 650-700 in Northumbria (northern England/southern Scotland)






27. Cow's Skull with Calico Roses

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28. Opaque watercolor






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






30. Alexander the Great's tutor and a student of Plato - He disagreed with Plato that form and matter could be perceived as two separate things - and wrote such works as Rhetoric - Poetics - and Metaphysics.






31. Action painting - put his canvas on the floor and brought his whole body into action while he splashed and dripped colors in swirling configurations






32. Japanese Artist - Thirty six view of Mt. Fuji - most famous Japanese mountain






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






34. Frescoe painter - founded flourentine school - realisitc poses






35. Believe in the four noble truths: existence is suffering - suffering is caused by need - suffering can cease - and there is a path to the cessation of suffering. Though Buddhists do not believe in a god - they follow the teachings of the mortal Budd






36. An English writer who wrote 'Vindication of the Rights of Women' - arguing that women are not naturally inferior to men - but appear to be so because of lack of education






37. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






38. Romantic poet who broke with neoclassical theory in much of his mature poetry - The Prelude - Lyrical Ballads






39. Mannerism painter






40. 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






41. Made a valuable contribution to American folk music by capturing the plaintive spirit of the slaves. 'Camptown Races'






42. Court dances






43. One of the first women of Impressionist painters; Young Girl by the Window






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






45. Beautiful Italian singing






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






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






48. Members of the highest caste in Hinduism






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






50. French 20th century architect