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CLEP Humanities All In One

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






2. Late 20th century style in which brief patter is textures - and other musical fragments are repeated for an extended period of time with trance-like persistence.






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






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






5. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






6. Libertine whose focused prose - Social Contract






7. 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






8. Refers to the classical revival in European art - architecture - and interior design that lasted from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century






9. Wrote 'Les Miserables' which criticized the French Revolution






10. Modernist poet and theorist - The Waste Land






11. Scientist - educator - abolitionist - philosopher - economist - political theorist - and statesman who defined the colonial new world in his writings; principal figure of the American enlightenment - Poor Richard's Almanac - Observations on the Incr






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

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






14. Spanish rhythm in 3/4 time






15. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






16. Wrote 'Les Miserables' which criticized the French Revolution






17. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






18. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






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






20. Opaque watercolor






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






22. His works provided the basis for love poetry and popularized the theme of humanism - The Cazoniere






23. Pen name of the novelist and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn






24. Who designed the Brooklyn bridge?






25. 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






26. What does the symbol U mean in poetry?






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






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






29. Wrote the play 'A Raisin in the Sun' about a working-class African American family struggling against poverty and racism.






30. British abstract sculptor






31. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






32. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






33. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






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






35. Composed 'Rite of Spring'






36. Is the belief that Satan represented all things material - and God all things of light; each human being is a composite of matter (Satan) and godly light (God) - and suffered not from sin - but from contact with matter. Founded by Mani Who believed h






37. I and the Village






38. Opaque watercolor






39. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






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






41. Instead of dealing with recognizable imagery - abstract art focuses on colors and form.






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






43. Wrote 'Frankenstein' which was a criticism of man controlling nature - 'Gothic literature' Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft






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






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






46. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






47. British abstract sculptor






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






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






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