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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas






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






3. An arrangement of colored tiles to form a decorative surface.






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






5. A term that was originally coined during the Renaissance - it was a belief that man was the center of the universe. Humanism in general is a philosophy that centers around the capabilities of man.






6. French Impressionistic music composer; won the Prix de Rome (award given by the French government) Prelude to the afternoon of a Faun; LaMer






7. Beuatiful with ornate borders






8. An artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Considered America's greatest architect. Pioneered the concept that a building should blend into and harmonize with its surroundings rather than following classical designs.






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






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






16. Place known for the earliest documented Jazz






17. Composed 'Rite of Spring'






18. 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.






19. Greatest playwright of all time; wrote MacBeth - King Lear - Hamlet - Romeo and Juliet; introduced new words to the English language. Histories - tragedies - comedies






20. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






21. 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






22. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






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






24. Wrote Rivals






25. Female Movie Director/Producer who motivated women to do film...Big - A League of Their Own - Jumping Jack Flash






26. Long-Short






27. Goddess of the Hearth - the Home and the Roman state






28. Wrote Two Treatises on Government - also published An Essay Concerning Human Understanding to outline the principles of empiricism.






29. 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






30. Student of Martin Heidegger - wrote 'Truth and Method' - considered to be the father of Hermeneutics - largely argued that it is impossible to be unbiased in anything - and even historical accounts are forever biased by our own experiences. As factua






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






32. A style of art in the mid to late 16th century that permitted artists to express their own 'manner' or feelings in contrast to the symmetry and simplicity of the art of the High Renaissance.






33. Most important of the French Romantic painters; profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.






34. Frescoe painter - founded flourentine school - realisitc poses






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






36. Painted 'The Bathers'






37. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






38. Faulstaf wants sends identical love letters to two women - they are friends and read them together - they want to get him back so they trick him - their husbands think they are cheating on them so they want to catch them - the wives tell them of thei






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






40. United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)






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






42. Fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century






43. French 20th century architect






44. French impressionist painter






45. Repititions of geometric lines






46. Flemish Baroque painter who had assistants complete parts of his work






47. American transcendentalist who dealt with macabre issues of insanity and horror - Fall of the House of Usher - Tell Tale Heart - The Raven






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






49. Faulstaf wants sends identical love letters to two women - they are friends and read them together - they want to get him back so they trick him - their husbands think they are cheating on them so they want to catch them - the wives tell them of thei






50. Gross exaggeration for effect - not to be taken literately. Example: My feet are 'KILLING' me.