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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. American Playwright: The Crucible; Death of a Salesman; All My Sons






2. 20th Century American composer






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






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






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






6. Goddess of Love and Beauty






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






8. Russian Composer; Paris; Ballets; won acceptance from the public; Firebird; Petrouchka; The right of Spring; Master of rhythm






9. Action painting - put his canvas on the floor and brought his whole body into action while he splashed and dripped colors in swirling configurations






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






11. 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.






12. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






13. Art which shows figures both religious or non-religious - more realistic - emphasis on nature - three dimensional with perspective - people are active and show great emotion






14. London's Great Fire of 1666 led to ___________'s appointment as Surveyor General - overseeing all the reconstruction work on the royal palaces.






15. 6th Century B.C. - a Greek philosopher and mathematician - founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism






16. Writer of 'This Side of Paradise' and 'The Great Gatsby' who coined the term 'Jazz Age'






17. Opaque watercolor






18. A famous cathedral In France






19. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






20. Russian composer - composed 6 symphonies - The Nutcracker - Swan Lake Suite - Concerti






21. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






22. The most slender and ornate of the three Greek columns. Known for its decorative capital of delicately carved acanthus leaves.






23. 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






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






25. Place known for the earliest documented Jazz






26. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






27. British abstract sculptor






28. Music consistently constructed on a pattern of the twelve chromatic tones selected prior to composition.






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






30. A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person






31. Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato - the tutor of Alexander the Great - and the author of works on logic - metaphysics - ethics - natural sciences - politics - and poetics - he profoundly influenced Western thought. In his philosophical system - whi






32. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






33. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






34. A classic form of Japanese drama involving heroic themes - a chorus - and dance






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






36. Wrote 'Les Miserables' which criticized the French Revolution






37. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






38. 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.






39. French feminist who wrote the treatise titled ' The Second Sex'






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






41. 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






42. Were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. Known as the Bell Brothers..'Wuthering Heights'






43. Court dances






44. Leucippus and Democritus






45. 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






46. Frescoe painter - founded flourentine school - realisitc poses






47. A brace or support placed on the outside of a building






48. Goddess of Flowers and Spring






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






50. God of Wine