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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. The warrior caste in Hinduism






2. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






3. Scientist - educator - abolitionist - philosopher - economist - political theorist - and statesman who defined the colonial new world in his writings; principal figure of the American enlightenment - Poor Richard's Almanac - Observations on the Incr






4. Poetry that rhymes at the end of lines






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






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






7. An epic is a longer poem written in lofty style - presenting characters of high social class in a series of adventures. It is tied to one hero of epic proportions - yet the entire poem details the history of a nation or race. Example: the Odyssey and






8. The Mayans built their first temple in ____________.






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






10. Is a form of writing that blends criticism with humor and wit. Ridiculing with purpose of inspiring reform.






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






12. One of Socrates' students; was considered by many to be the GREATEST philosopher of western civilization. Explained his ideas about government in a work entitled The Republic. In his ideal state - the people were divided into three different groups.






13. 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






14. A painting - drawing - or sculpture of Mary - the Mother of Jesus - holding the dead body of Jesus. The word means 'pity' in Italian.






15. God of Fire - the Forge and Blacksmiths






16. Rebirth






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






18. 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






19. A capella singers






20. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






21. Georges Pierre Seurat






22. A style of art in the mid to late 16th century that permitted artists to express their own 'manner' or feelings in contrast to the symmetry and simplicity of the art of the High Renaissance.






23. A sect of hedonism (Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure) that believes that pleasure of the mind - not just the senses - is the ultimate good. Thoroughly defended by Ancient Greek philosophers - the base of this belief system is that the goal of every






24. United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)






25. One of the leading painters of the Florentine renaissance - developed a highly personal style. The Birth of Venus






26. Author of Faerie Queene in Elizabethan era - one of the greatest moral epics in any language






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






28. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






29. Foremost literary critic of the romantic period - Rime of the Ancient Mariner






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






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






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






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






34. Is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin - containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables.






35. Assembled architectural sculptures of 'found' wooden objects and used them to construct screens of boxes of varied sizes which she painted in monochromatic colors.






36. 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.






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






38. Leucippus and Democritus






39. 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






40. 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






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






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






43. Wrote the first modern novel - Don Quixote






44. Wrote Leviathan - and believed that human life on its own was 'solitary - poor - nasty - brutish - and short.' - argued for a strong - even brutal government in order to keep humanity from becoming savages.






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






46. British abstract sculptor






47. American who became a British citizen; won the Nobel Peace prize in literature; wrote poetry and drama. 'Murder in the Cathedral'.






48. Perfected literary conversation and introduced everyday speech to theater






49. Mannerism painter






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