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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. French 20th century architect






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






3. French impressionistic; studied in Italy; became famous in his lifetime (see page 290). Structural form from the Romantics. By The SeaShore






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






5. Norwegian Playwright who carried realism into the dramatic presentation of domesticlife. Wrote 'A Doll's House'






6. Leucippus and Democritus






7. Three-foot line






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






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






10. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon - Girl Before a Mirror






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






12. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters






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. Four-foot line






15. The creator of the twelve-tone system of atonal music.






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






17. Repititions of geometric lines






18. Architect who liked a statue at every corner






19. One of the greatest sculptors of the 19th century - The Thinker: The Kiss 12.2






20. German philosopher born in 1844 - More of a moralist than a philosopher (though his name is arguably the most widely recognized) - Nietzsche hated Western civilization with a passion and spent much of his time denouncing it. He believed in a superma






21. A dance






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






23. God of Commerce - The messenger of Zeus






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






25. Gods of Inspiration for literature - Science - and the arts






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






27. Dutch post Impressionistic painter 'Starry Night' color plate 72; moved to France;committed suicide






28. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






29. A presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (All is change).






30. An English maker of pottery and china - he developed mass production of quality porcelain. Signature blue or pink with cameo inset.






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






32. Greatest playwright of all time; wrote MacBeth - King Lear - Hamlet - Romeo and Juliet; introduced new words to the English language. Histories - tragedies - comedies






33. 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






34. Five-foot line






35. artist of Return of the Prodigal Son (1636) - Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (1632) - Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (1653) - and The Night Watch - Showed a particular interest in painting the poor and downtrodden - considered the best Dutch






36. God of the underworld - and wealth






37. God of Wine and Theatre






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






39. Implied comparison between two normally unrelated things - indicating a likeness between them. Words can also be used to replace other words. Example: His room is a dump.






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






41. Method of composition by which the composer extends the technique of twelve tone composition to other areas such as rhythm dynamics timbre and duration. Most important invention in the 20th century.






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






43. The basis for early Christian architecture; - created in the period of recognition - it had a dome shape at both ends similar to an apse - it had libaries - and it's official meaning was a meeting place in which the romans would meet to discuss thin






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






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






46. Palace constructed by Louis XIV outside of Paris to glorify his rule and subdue the nobility. Exp. of Baroque style in France






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






48. The repetition of initial constant sounds. Example: The fair breeze blew - the white foam flew - the furrow followed free.






49. An English maker of pottery and china - he developed mass production of quality porcelain. Signature blue or pink with cameo inset.






50. An English maker of pottery and china - he developed mass production of quality porcelain. Signature blue or pink with cameo inset.