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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Opaque watercolor






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






3. 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






4. In drama - a character speaks alone on stage to allow his/her thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience






5. 19th century French syle of painting that tried to capture the painter's immediate impressions - usually of the outdoors. In music - a term associated witht the music of Debussy and Ravel






6. 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.






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






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






9. A curtain or drop made of gauzelike fabric. when lighted from the front it is opaque but is transparent if lighted from the back






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






11. Novelist who won Nobel Peace prize - advanced humanitarian causes. 'Americans in China'






12. Transitional movement in the 1880's connecting Impressionism and cubism in the visual arts






13. Part of the Counter Reformation. Displayed a religious theme - red and gold color scheme - dark (sinner) vs. light (saint) - and was intensely dramatic. Early Baroque art was dominated by Spain.






14. Patterns or pictures made by embedding small pieces of stone or glass in cement on surfaces such as walls and floors






15. Wrote 'Frankenstein' which was a criticism of man controlling nature - 'Gothic literature' Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft






16. 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






17. A prolific German baroque composer remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)






18. Florentine genius of the early Renaissance built the dome of Florence Cathedral - the Pazzi Chapel - and was instrumental in developing geometrical perspective in painting






19. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






20. Spanish surrealist painter






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






22. Former monk. French humanist - wrote the comic masterpieces Gargantua and Pantagruel - stories contained gross humor.






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






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






25. 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






26. Plato and Aristotle






27. Composed 'Rite of Spring'






28. 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.






29. Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies '1812 Overture' and 'The Nutcracker'






30. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






31. English novelist - Great Expectations - Oliver Twist






32. The Persistence of Memory






33. God of the sea






34. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






35. Repititions of geometric lines






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






37. Noted for its rich use of ornamental domes - colorful mosaics - and lavish decorations






38. A tapestry that recounts the battle of hastings - A piece of linen about 1 Ft.8 in. Wide by 213 ft.long covered with embroidery representing the incidents of Willam the conqueror's expedition to England.






39. Artist of 'Liberty Leading People' (1831) and 'The Massacre of Chios' (1824) - Known for his dramatic imagery






40. French 20th century architect






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






42. God of Fire - the Forge and Blacksmiths






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






44. Court dances






45. Using two or more types of media together to create an art object such as glitter or beads on a painting






46. Influential in establishing the heroic couplet - Alexander's Feast - heroic stanzas






47. Court dances






48. A style characteristic of seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe - subjects of portraits expanded beyond religious figures to nature and ordinary individuals. Many paintings incorporated long hallways and views through windows or doorways.






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






50. Spanish surrealist painter