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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. What type of Column is decorated with flowers?






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






3. Frescoe painter - founded flourentine school - realisitc poses






4. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






5. 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






6. Wrote 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Man in the Iron Mask' and The Count of Monte-Cristo






7. Abstract sculptor who used rounding techniques and very little detail






8. 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.






9. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






10. What type of column is a simple - plain shaft?






11. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






12. Tragic figure of the play - moorish general - desdemonas husband






13. Focuses on the direct relationship between the individual and the universe and/or God. Well-known existentialists include Martin Heidegger and Jean-Paul Sartre - with S






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






15. Scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas






16. The oldest surviving complete illuminated gospel book in the insular style; probably created between 650-700 in Northumbria (northern England/southern Scotland)






17. 1.Michelangelo 2.Leonardo de Vinci 3.Raphael






18. Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth. Believed writing distorted ideas. His ideas were recorded by his followers (Plato).






19. Chiefly responsible for bringing literature to the middle-class - The Canterbury Tales






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






21. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






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






23. Three dimensional work of art - statue






24. Fast






25. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






26. Tall - 4 sided pillar of stone that rises to a point






27. The Color Purple






28. A famous cathedral In France






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






30. Spanish artist color plate 82-The Persistence of Memroy; best known and most sensational of the Surrealists.






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






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






33. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






34. 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.






35. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






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

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37. The Persistence of Memory






38. A plain - sturdy column with a plain capital






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






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






41. Refers to the classical revival in European art - architecture - and interior design that lasted from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. The idea that matter is made out of atoms






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