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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Principally known for novels of manners and middle class English society - Sense and Sensibility - Pride and Prejudice






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






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






4. Goddess of Hunting






5. Fast






6. Both wrote music based on Don Juan






7. Made the first talking movie in 1927..The 'Jazz Singer'






8. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






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






10. Wrote operas






11. 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.






12. Paralleled the age of roman literature under Augustus followed the greeks






13. Goddess of Agriculture






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






15. Knowm for lean prose and ardently masculine themes and characters - The Old Man and the Sea - a Farewell to Arms - the Sun Also Rises






16. Believe in the four noble truths: existence is suffering - suffering is caused by need - suffering can cease - and there is a path to the cessation of suffering. Though Buddhists do not believe in a god - they follow the teachings of the mortal Budd






17. 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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. Bessanio along with others are courting a girl - they have to pick a certain box - Bessanio picks the right one and is allowed to marry her






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






24. Romantic novelist whose liberal social and political views underscore her work - Frankenstein - the Last Man






25. 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.






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






27. Six tone octave scale in which all successive tones are a whole step apart.






28. American composer; Adagio for Strings Abing; Chinese Music;The moon reflected on the second springs.






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






30. A pre-socratic Greek philosopher born in Italy. Denied the existence of time - plurality - and motion. NO Change. Founder of Metaphysics.






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






32. Known for non-traditional forms of poetry - Tulips and Shimneys






33. God of the Sun - poetry - music and oracles






34. Took inspiration from Schiller's 'Ode to Joy'






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






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






37. Modernist poet and theorist - The Waste Land






38. Spanish surrealist painter






39. 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.






40. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






41. French 20th century architect






42. God of Doors and beginnings and endings






43. Author of the first real historical drama and first English tragedy - The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus - Edward the Second






44. 1900 to the Present






45. Laborer caste in Hinduism






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






47. Literature whose primary aim is to expound some moral - political - or other teaching.






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






49. That culture associated with the spread of Greek influence as a result of Macedonian conquests; often seen as the combination of Greek culture with eastern political forms






50. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel