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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Stoics believed that restraining emotion is the key to happiness. The majority of their beliefs are similar to the Cynics.






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






3. Was an iconic and highly influential British filmmaker and producer - who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.






4. Both wrote music based on Don Juan






5. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






6. 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






7. Both describes the Chinese manner of thought - and a major Chinese religion - Largely adopted from Buddhism - Taoism incorporates many gods - the head of which is the Jade Emperor - with the Emperor of the Eastern Mountain serving as second-in-comman






8. Mannerism painter






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






10. Popular in the 1920s and 30s - art deco work contains geometric three-dimensional forms and curvy surfaces. Subjects are typically men and women from high society jazz age.






11. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






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

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13. School of nonsense and anti-art






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






15. A curtain or drop made of gauzelike fabric. when lighted from the front it is opaque but is transparent if lighted from the back






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






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






18. Six tone octave scale in which all successive tones are a whole step apart.






19. Mannerism painter






20. Leucippus and Democritus






21. Foremost literary critic of the romantic period - Rime of the Ancient Mariner






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






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






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






25. A direct comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: John swims like a fish.






26. The Starry Night






27. External support for the walls of Gothic buildings was provided by what?






28. The 'old' stone age - during which humankind produced the first sculptures and paintings






29. Goddess of Flowers and Spring






30. American novelist - essayist and satirist - Huckleberry Finn - Tom Sawyer






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






32. Composed 'Rite of Spring'






33. Founded by the prophet Mohammad - Followers - called Muslims - go by the book of the Qur'an - the word of God as told to Mohammed. There are five basic principles to Islam: first - there is only one God - and Mohammed is the only mouthpiece of God; s






34. God of rain - clouds - thunderbolts.






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






36. Greatest playwright of all time; wrote MacBeth - King Lear - Hamlet - Romeo and Juliet; introduced new words to the English language. Histories - tragedies - comedies






37. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






38. A curtain or drop made of gauzelike fabric. when lighted from the front it is opaque but is transparent if lighted from the back






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






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






41. The idea that matter is made out of atoms






42. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






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






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






45. Wrote Rivals






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






47. Palace constructed by Louis XIV outside of Paris to glorify his rule and subdue the nobility. Exp. of Baroque style in France






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






49. Repititions of geometric lines






50. Opaque watercolor