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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Made a valuable contribution to American folk music by capturing the plaintive spirit of the slaves. 'Camptown Races'






2. One of Duncan's generals; wants to become King of Scotland; murders Duncan and slays anyone in the way of his kingship






3. United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington






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






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






6. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






7. Long-Short-Short






8. Composed 'Rite of Spring'






9. French 20th century architect






10. Leucippus and Democritus






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






12. Early 20th century style of painting and to a lesser degrees sculpture that used geometric shapes as underlying primary forms. In contrast to Impressionism - which it succeeded - the primary concern of Cubism was with from rather than color






13. A tall - four-sided shaft of stone that rises to a pointed pyramidal top.






14. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






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






16. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






17. What type of Column is decorated with flowers?






18. London's Great Fire of 1666 led to ___________'s appointment as Surveyor General - overseeing all the reconstruction work on the royal palaces.






19. 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






20. Published Phenomenology of Mind in 1807 and Philosophy of Right in 1821 - According to the Hegelian dialectic - one thought (i.e. being) invariably leads to a thought of its antithesis (not being) - and the two must come together to form an entirely






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






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






23. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






24. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






25. French Impressionistic music composer; won the Prix de Rome (award given by the French government) Prelude to the afternoon of a Faun; LaMer






26. One of Duncan's generals; wants to become King of Scotland; murders Duncan and slays anyone in the way of his kingship






27. American Science Fiction writer..'Fahrenheit 451'






28. Mannerism painter






29. Short-Long






30. One of Duncan's generals; wants to become King of Scotland; murders Duncan and slays anyone in the way of his kingship






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






32. Poetry that rhymes at the end of lines






33. Wrote Rivals






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






35. A famous cathedral In France






36. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father






37. Goddess of Animals






38. Part of the Counter Reformation. Displayed a religious theme - red and gold color scheme - dark (sinner) vs. light (saint) - and was intensely dramatic. Early Baroque art was dominated by Spain.






39. 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






40. Mannerism painter






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. 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.






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Russian romantic composer; 4 piano concerti; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Vocalise; called the last Romantic






48. French Painter - Impressionism - did horses and ballet dancers






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






50. Short-Short