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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






2. Leader of the Spanish Art Nouveau movement - _____________ designed Casa Mila and Casa Batllo in Barcelona.






3. Spanish writer best remembered for 'Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)






4. 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.






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






6. Painter - sculpter - architect - engineer - musician; invented the court painter of the king of France; 'Mona Lisa -' 'The Last Supper'(classical) - 'Vitruvian Man'(anatomy)






7. Messenger of the Gods and Finance






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






9. 19th century French syle of painting that tried to capture the painter's immediate impressions - usually of the outdoors. In music - a term associated witht the music of Debussy and Ravel






10. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






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






12. 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






13. Born in 1508 - ______________ was greatly influenced by Renaissance philosophers and artists - and was made architectural advisor to the Vatican in 1570. His great architectural works include Villa Foscari - Teatro Olimpico - and Palazzo Chiericati -






14. One-foot line






15. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






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






17. God of the sea






18. French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school. Known as the 'poet of the piano'






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






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






21. An Italian painter - sculptor - and architect of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Among many achievements in a life of nearly ninety years - sculpted the David and several versions of the Pieta - painted the ceiling and rear wall of the Sistine






22. God of Wine






23. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






24. Chinese Painter; harp player in a pavillion






25. Abstract sculptor who used rounding techniques and very little detail






26. 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






27. German philosopher born in 1844 - More of a moralist than a philosopher (though his name is arguably the most widely recognized) - Nietzsche hated Western civilization with a passion and spent much of his time denouncing it. He believed in a superma






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






29. Literature whose primary aim is to expound some moral - political - or other teaching.






30. Implied comparison between two normally unrelated things - indicating a likeness between them. Words can also be used to replace other words. Example: His room is a dump.






31. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






32. Beautiful Italian singing






33. Opaque watercolor






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






35. French landscape painter - artist of 'Dusk' (1908) - considered to be one of the founders of impressionism






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






37. London's Great Fire of 1666 led to ___________'s appointment as Surveyor General - overseeing all the reconstruction work on the royal palaces.






38. Published Phenomenology of Mind in 1807 and Philosophy of Right in 1821 - According to the Hegelian dialectic - one thought (i.e. being) invariably leads to a thought of its antithesis (not being) - and the two must come together to form an entirely






39. French 20th century architect






40. Architect who like a statue at every corner






41. Figure of speech that give human traits to animals - objects - or ideas. Example: the storm lashed the naked - helpless shore.






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






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

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






45. Style of art that attempts to portray the imagery of the subconscious mind






46. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon - Girl Before a Mirror






47. Artist of 'Purple Robe' (1937) - 'The Blue Nude' (1907) - 'The Piano Lesson' (1916) - and 'The Moorish Screen' (1921) - Known for his bold colors and thick - vibrant brushstrokes - pioneer in the modernist movement






48. 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






49. Took inspiration from Schiller's 'Ode to Joy'






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