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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. American who became a British citizen; won the Nobel Peace prize in literature; wrote poetry and drama. 'Murder in the Cathedral'.






3. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






4. Author of Faerie Queene in Elizabethan era - one of the greatest moral epics in any language






5. Norwegian Playwright who carried realism into the dramatic presentation of domesticlife. Wrote 'A Doll's House'






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






7. 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.






8. The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning. i.e. hiss - hiss - buzz - buzz.






9. One of the greatest sculptors of the 19th century - The Thinker: The Kiss 12.2






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






11. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






12. Goddess of Hunting






13. Architect who like a statue at every corner






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






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






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






17. Flemish Baroque painter who had assistants complete parts of his work






18. 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.






19. 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






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






21. Gods of Inspiration for literature - Science - and the arts






22. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






23. 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






24. Rebirth






25. Goddess of Marriage






26. Libertine whose focused prose - Social Contract






27. Four-foot line






28. DNA of the song






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. What type of column has scrolls - and is taller?






31. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






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






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






34. 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






35. Goddess of Fortune






36. 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.






37. A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person






38. Transitional movement in the 1880's connecting Impressionism and cubism in the visual arts






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






40. A style of art in the mid to late 16th century that permitted artists to express their own 'manner' or feelings in contrast to the symmetry and simplicity of the art of the High Renaissance.






41. French impressionist painter






42. Any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material






43. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage






44. French 20th century architect






45. The text of the opera






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






47. 20th Century American composer






48. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






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






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