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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






2. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






3. (1876) 19th-20th c. Romanian sculptor known for highly simplified archetypical human and animal forms (The Kiss; Bird in Space)






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






5. 20th Century American composer






6. Goldsmith and sculptor - wrote one of the first autobiographies






7. African American writer who wrote Oak and Ivy and about the lives of slavery






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. Artist of 'The Starry Night' (1889) - also painted 'Sunflowers' and 'Night Cafe'






15. Goddess of Animals






16. 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






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

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18. Student of Martin Heidegger - wrote 'Truth and Method' - considered to be the father of Hermeneutics - largely argued that it is impossible to be unbiased in anything - and even historical accounts are forever biased by our own experiences. As factua






19. God of sun - light - truth - healing






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






21. Were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. Known as the Bell Brothers..'Wuthering Heights'






22. The King of the Gods and the God of the sky






23. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






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






25. 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






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






27. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






28. Stoics believed that restraining emotion is the key to happiness. The majority of their beliefs are similar to the Cynics.






29. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






30. An Italian painter - sculptor - and architect of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Among many achievements in a life of nearly ninety years - sculpted the David and several versions of the Pieta - painted the ceiling and rear wall of the Sistine






31. A Dutch painter who used a great deal of light. He enjoyed painting people doing everyday things.






32. Both describes the Chinese manner of thought - and a major Chinese religion - Largely adopted from Buddhism - Taoism incorporates many gods - the head of which is the Jade Emperor - with the Emperor of the Eastern Mountain serving as second-in-comman






33. Mannerism painter






34. Fast






35. An Irish novelist who wrote Ulysses - a stream of consciousness book based loosely on Odyssey






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






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






38. 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.






39. Figure of speech that give human traits to animals - objects - or ideas. Example: the storm lashed the naked - helpless shore.






40. 6th Century B.C. - a Greek philosopher and mathematician - founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism






41. 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






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






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






44. Artist of 'Purple Robe' (1937) - 'The Blue Nude' (1907) - 'The Piano Lesson' (1916) - and 'The Moorish Screen' (1921) - Known for his bold colors and thick - vibrant brushstrokes - pioneer in the modernist movement






45. Free-standing statues of nude male youths






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






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






48. Four-foot line






49. Repititions of geometric lines






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