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CLEP Humanities All In One

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. High quality rugs made by Persian Muslims - valued for their exquisite designs - vivid colors and skillful make. These rugs were in great demand from China to Europe - greatly improving the Abbasid's economy.






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






3. A dance






4. A capella singers






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






6. 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.






7. God of Wine and Theatre






8. Visual artist and poet who defined neoclassical convention - Songs of Innocence - Songs of Cxperience






9. 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 -






10. God of Time - Harvest and Agriculture






11. Goddess of Marriage






12. 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






13. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






14. Euripidedes - Aeschylus - and Sophodes






15. Consists of lines that do not have regular meter or rhyme






16. Wrote Rivals






17. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






18. Assembled architectural sculptures of 'found' wooden objects and used them to construct screens of boxes of varied sizes which she painted in monochromatic colors.






19. Spanish surrealist painter






20. Cow's Skull with Calico Roses

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21. 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






22. Spanish surrealist painter






23. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






24. Death of a Salesman






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






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






27. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






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






29. High quality rugs made by Persian Muslims - valued for their exquisite designs - vivid colors and skillful make. These rugs were in great demand from China to Europe - greatly improving the Abbasid's economy.






30. Three dimensional work of art - statue






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






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






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






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






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






36. The Mayans built their first temple in ____________.






37. Church in Ravenna - Italy built by Justinian. Known for color - mosaics - and gold.






38. Designed by Mayans - this was once a temple - next to the Pyramid of Sacrifice. Located at Uxmal - it was used for sacrificial ceremonies as late as 1673.






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






40. Slow






41. Played the xylophone and marimba






42. Most famous example of Byzantine architecture - it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world. Constructed of interlocking domes.






43. Goddess of Love and Beauty






44. African American author of the Harlem Renaissance.






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






46. Story of man - Christian - journey faces hobglobins/dragons

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47. Italian sculptor renowned as a pioneer of the Renaissance style with his natural - lifelike figures - such as the bronze statue David.






48. Paul Gauguin






49. God of Doors and beginnings and endings






50. What does the symbol ' mean in poetry?