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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington






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






3. Pen name of the novelist and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn






4. One of the greatest sculptors of the 19th century - The Thinker: The Kiss 12.2






5. Goddess of Wisdom






6. A presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (All is change).






7. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






8. 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






9. A musical composition for voices and orchestra






10. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






11. The central or dominating idea of a work.






12. Twentieth-century novelist - used the stream-of-consciousness technique in his novel The Sound of Fury - whose intense drama is seen through the eyes of an idiot.






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






14. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






15. Spanish surrealist painter






16. Frank Lloyd Wright developed the ___________ housing design - a take-off on his earlier prairie houses - in response to the vast demand for low income housing.






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






18. English novelist - Great Expectations - Oliver Twist






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






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






21. An Irish novelist who wrote Ulysses - a stream of consciousness book based loosely on Odyssey






22. Caused considerable conflict over the years with his open expectation of the impending fall of humanity. He believed that humanity was inherently good - but once corrupted by civilization - there was no turning back.






23. Most famous American architect; Kaufman house also called 'Falling Water' Guggenheim museum - New York City Branch.






24. A taller - thinner column with scroll shapes on its capital






25. Early 20th century style of painting and to a lesser degrees sculpture that used geometric shapes as underlying primary forms. In contrast to Impressionism - which it succeeded - the primary concern of Cubism was with from rather than color






26. A Dutch painter who used a great deal of light. He enjoyed painting people doing everyday things.






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






28. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






29. 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.






30. Palace constructed by Louis XIV outside of Paris to glorify his rule and subdue the nobility. Exp. of Baroque style in France






31. United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976)






32. Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style - Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style






33. Frescoe painter - founded flourentine school - realisitc poses






34. French impressionist painter






35. Five-foot line






36. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






37. Wrote Rivals






38. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






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






40. Spanish surrealist painter






41. Author of Faerie Queene in Elizabethan era - one of the greatest moral epics in any language






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






43. God of rain - clouds - thunderbolts.






44. Artist of 'Clock Explosion' - 'Persistence of Memory' - 'The Elephants' - and 'The Meditative Rose' - painted very precise - and nightmarish scenes






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






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






47. The works of ancient Greece and Rome; Homer - Sophocles - and Aeschylus. Major philosophers included Socrates - Plato - and Aristotle. Aristotle's Poetics described the art of tragedy; Socrates set down the foundation for a humanist philosophy later






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






49. A painting - drawing - or sculpture of Mary - the Mother of Jesus - holding the dead body of Jesus. The word means 'pity' in Italian.






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