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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Famous ballet dancer - known as 'the mother of dance'






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






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






4. Architect who like a statue at every corner






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






6. Who designed the Brooklyn bridge?






7. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






8. United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)






9. 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






10. 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.






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






12. Penned the famous phrase 'I think - therefore I am.' - Perhaps better known for his contributions to geometry than philosophy (the Cartesian plane is named after him) - Descartes is actually considered the founder of modern rationalism.






13. French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school. Known as the 'poet of the piano'






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






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






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






17. Science fiction writer






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






19. Russian composer






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






21. Style of art that attempts to portray the imagery of the subconscious mind






22. A wooden box where religious relics are stored or displayed






23. Two-foot line






24. Spanish rhythm in 3/4 time






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






26. Paul Gauguin






27. 6th Century B.C. - a Greek philosopher and mathematician - founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism






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






29. Was an iconic and highly influential British filmmaker and producer - who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.






30. Church in Ravenna - Italy built by Justinian. Known for color - mosaics - and gold.






31. Wrote Rivals






32. This building was built in Athens around 450BC - Famous for its columns






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






34. Carried the motion picture into the new era with his silent epics (The Birth of a Nation - Intolerance - etc.) which introduced serious plots and elaborate productions to filmmaking.






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






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






37. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






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






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






40. Spanish writer best remembered for 'Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)






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






42. Most important of the French Romantic painters; profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.






43. 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






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


45. Wrote the play 'A Raisin in the Sun' about a working-class African American family struggling against poverty and racism.






46. Famous artists: Jean-Francois Millet - Eugene Delacroix - J.M.W. Turner - and William Blake - Covering the late eighteenth to early nineteenth centuries - the works of this period stressed the inherent goodness in humanity and shied away from earlier






47. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






48. An artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art






49. A story were characters or objects represent abstract idea or qualities. i.e. Goodness - Evil - Love - Death - etc...






50. One of first artists to break away from Italio-Byzantine style - Giotto's teacher - Duccio's 'Virgin in Majesty'