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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Poetry written in iambic pentameter without end rhyme






2. Theodore Gericault - 1791-1824 - Eugene Delacroix - 1798-1863






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






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






5. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






6. God of War






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






8. 6th Century B.C. - a Greek philosopher and mathematician - founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism






9. Part of the Counter Reformation. Displayed a religious theme - red and gold color scheme - dark (sinner) vs. light (saint) - and was intensely dramatic. Early Baroque art was dominated by Spain.






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






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






12. Laborer caste in Hinduism






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






14. Focuses on the direct relationship between the individual and the universe and/or God. Well-known existentialists include Martin Heidegger and Jean-Paul Sartre - with S






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






16. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






17. American Playwright: The Crucible; Death of a Salesman; All My Sons






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






19. A plain - sturdy column with a plain capital






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






21. A tall - four-sided shaft of stone that rises to a pointed pyramidal top.






22. African American author of the Harlem Renaissance.






23. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






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






26. Goddess of Animals






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






28. Twentieth-century novelist - used the stream-of-consciousness technique in his novel The Sound of Fury - whose intense drama is seen through the eyes of an idiot.






29. Subject is lying down away from the artist and looking over her shoulder






30. Frescoe painter - founded flourentine school - realisitc poses






31. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






32. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






33. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






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






35. Eight-foot line






36. Carried the motion picture into the new era with his silent epics (The Birth of a Nation - Intolerance - etc.) which introduced serious plots and elaborate productions to filmmaking.






37. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father






38. This building was built in Rome and contains remains of may Roman Emperors






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






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






41. Artist of 'The Starry Night' (1889) - also painted 'Sunflowers' and 'Night Cafe'






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






43. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters






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






45. Thucydides and Herodotus






46. God of the underworld - and wealth






47. Science fiction writer






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






49. Is the last accepted pagan philosophy and was founded by Plotinus around 300 AD and based around the ideas of Plato. Disregarding the idea of separate - opposite realms of being (such as good and evil) - Plotinus instead mapped out a logical order to






50. The final unraveling of the plot in any story.