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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Russian romantic composer; 4 piano concerti; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Vocalise; called the last Romantic






2. One-foot line






3. German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music






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






5. A direct comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: John swims like a fish.






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






7. Famous photographer of the Civil War - brought the war to the people






8. Fast






9. The language used to represent things - actions - or ideas - in a descriptive manner. Example: the brook - babbling and bubbling around rocks and stones.






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






11. 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






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






13. Famous artists: Henri Matisse - Raoul Dufy - and Andre Derain - Lasting for three short years (1905-1908) - fauvism served as the foundation for much of subsequent twentieth-century art. Its work was full of vibrant colors and boldly distorted figure






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






15. Ancient Greek philosopher - wrote Republic and Symposium - credited with being the most influential force on Western philosophy of all time. He taught the likes of Aristotle - and expressed his philosophical beliefs largely through fictional dialogue






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






17. Spanish surrealist painter






18. Using two or more types of media together to create an art object such as glitter or beads on a painting






19. 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






20. Short-Long






21. Eight-foot line






22. 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






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






24. Foremost literary critic of the romantic period - Rime of the Ancient Mariner






25. Penned the famous phrase 'I think - therefore I am.' - Perhaps better known for his contributions to geometry than philosophy (the Cartesian plane is named after him) - Descartes is actually considered the founder of modern rationalism.






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






27. African American writer who wrote Oak and Ivy and about the lives of slavery






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






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

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30. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






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






32. Beuatiful with ornate borders






33. The last phase of the Stone Age - marked by the domestication of animals - the development of agriculture - and the manufacture of pottery






34. DNA of the song






35. An example of Byzantine architecture - name this church.






36. Method of composition by which the composer extends the technique of twelve tone composition to other areas such as rhythm dynamics timbre and duration. Most important invention in the 20th century.






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






38. 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






39. Poetry written in iambic pentameter without end rhyme






40. Made the first talking movie in 1927..The 'Jazz Singer'






41. The Starry Night






42. 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






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






44. 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.






45. Stoics believed that restraining emotion is the key to happiness. The majority of their beliefs are similar to the Cynics.






46. French Post Impressionistic painter; Pointillism; Neo Impressionism or pointilism






47. Court dances






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






49. 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






50. Leucippus and Democritus