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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Wrote Waiting for Godot. The only scenery for the play was a cyclorama (a giant curtain onthe back of the stage) and a single tree with one branch and one leaf.






2. American who became a British citizen; won the Nobel Peace prize in literature; wrote poetry and drama. 'Murder in the Cathedral'.






3. French Impressionistic composer; Bolero: Gaspard de la nuit; 3 pieces to it (on Dine) 1st piece of Gaspar






4. French for 'fool the eye.' A two-dimensional representation that is so naturalistic that it looks actual or real (or three-dimensional).

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5. Gainsborough (1727-1788) was one of the first great landscape artists of his time - and was recognized for painting every section of his works himself






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






7. Architect; Guggenheim museum Spain branch; see figure 14.19 on page 366






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






9. Wrote Rivals






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






11. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






12. Thucydides and Herodotus






13. Long-Short






14. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






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






16. What type of column has scrolls - and is taller?






17. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






18. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






19. United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)






20. Founded by the prophet Mohammad - Followers - called Muslims - go by the book of the Qur'an - the word of God as told to Mohammed. There are five basic principles to Islam: first - there is only one God - and Mohammed is the only mouthpiece of God; s






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






22. American realist painter - 'Christina's World'






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






24. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






25. Spanish surrealist painter






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






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






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






29. A contradiction of a story as it appears to its characters - and what the audience knows as true.






30. Is the last accepted pagan philosophy and was founded by Plotinus around 300 AD and based around the ideas of Plato. Disregarding the idea of separate - opposite realms of being (such as good and evil) - Plotinus instead mapped out a logical order to






31. Student of michelangelo - made the school of athens - and the madonna and child series. used pudgeyness to show that people aren't as perfect as they thought.






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






33. A musical composition for voices and orchestra






34. Known as the Father of Taoism - Sixth century B.C. philosopher Lao Tzu (or 'Old Sage') is credited with starting the philosophy of Taoism. Some scholars believe that he was a slightly older contemporary of Confucius.






35. The final unraveling of the plot in any story.






36. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






37. Artist of 'Jack in the Pulpit IV' (1930) - 'Petunia' (1925) - 'Cow's Skull - Red - White - and Blue' (1931) - and 'Red Amaryllis' (1937) - Realistic nature images with strong - vibrant colors identify the works of O'Keeffe

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38. 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.






39. 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






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






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






42. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






43. Architectural style of medieval Europe - characterized by semi-circular arches - massive quality - thick walls - round arches - sturdy piers - groin vaults - large towers - decorative arcading. Crossed England from France.






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






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






46. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






47. The Starry Night






48. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






49. 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






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

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