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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. 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






2. Perfected literary conversation and introduced everyday speech to theater






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






4. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






5. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






6. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






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






8. Members of the highest caste in Hinduism






9. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






10. Architectural style of medieval Europe - characterized by semi-circular arches - massive quality - thick walls - round arches - sturdy piers - groin vaults - large towers - decorative arcading. Crossed England from France.






11. The idea that matter is made out of atoms






12. A plain - sturdy column with a plain capital






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






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






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






16. Bessanio along with others are courting a girl - they have to pick a certain box - Bessanio picks the right one and is allowed to marry her






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






18. American Science Fiction writer..'Fahrenheit 451'






19. artist of Return of the Prodigal Son (1636) - Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (1632) - Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (1653) - and The Night Watch - Showed a particular interest in painting the poor and downtrodden - considered the best Dutch






20. Goddess of Hunting






21. Architect; Guggenheim museum Spain branch; see figure 14.19 on page 366






22. A contradiction of a story as it appears to its characters - and what the audience knows as true.






23. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






24. Composer - conductor and pianist






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






26. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






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






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






29. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






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






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






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






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






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






35. A radically unconventional group formed by Antisthenes in Greece in 400 A.D. This group considered virtue to be the only - not just the highest - good. They were largely self-sufficient - celibate (abstaining from sexual intercourse) - and ascetic (r






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






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






38. 1.Michelangelo 2.Leonardo de Vinci 3.Raphael






39. Wrote 'Being and Time'. nfluenced by the work of Edmund Husserl and considered a founding father of existentialism - Heidegger ultimately rejected both associations. Instead - he focused simply on 'being' and examining human moods and experiences. He






40. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






41. American composer; Adagio for Strings Abing; Chinese Music;The moon reflected on the second springs.






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






43. French Impressionistic composer; Bolero: Gaspard de la nuit; 3 pieces to it (on Dine) 1st piece of Gaspar






44. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






45. Wrote Rivals






46. Famous French impressionist composer






47. Tragic figure of the play - moorish general - desdemonas husband






48. American Science Fiction writer..'Fahrenheit 451'






49. Three-foot line






50. A musical composition for voices and orchestra