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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Long days journey into night - the iceman center - ah wilderness - desire under the elms - mourning become electric

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






3. 19th century French syle of painting that tried to capture the painter's immediate impressions - usually of the outdoors. In music - a term associated witht the music of Debussy and Ravel






4. A capella singers






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






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






7. An English writer who wrote 'Vindication of the Rights of Women' - arguing that women are not naturally inferior to men - but appear to be so because of lack of education






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






9. The farmer/ merchant caste in Hinduism






10. Perfected literary conversation and introduced everyday speech to theater






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






12. 6th Century B.C. - a Greek philosopher and mathematician - founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism






13. Played the xylophone and marimba






14. He used light and shadows to convey moods and emotions-Painted the Blinding of Samson






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






21. Both wrote music based on Don Juan






22. 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






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






24. In drama - a character speaks alone on stage to allow his/her thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience






25. American novelist - essayist and satirist - Huckleberry Finn - Tom Sawyer






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






27. 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).






28. Painted 'The Bathers'






29. The Mayans built their first temple in ____________.






30. Famous French impressionist composer






31. Gainsborough (1727-1788) was one of the first great landscape artists of his time - and was recognized for painting every section of his works himself






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. Principally known for novels of manners and middle class English society - Sense and Sensibility - Pride and Prejudice






34. 1.Michelangelo 2.Leonardo de Vinci 3.Raphael






35. Born in 1508 - ______________ was greatly influenced by Renaissance philosophers and artists - and was made architectural advisor to the Vatican in 1570. His great architectural works include Villa Foscari - Teatro Olimpico - and Palazzo Chiericati -






36. American transcendentalist - Moby Dick - Bill Budd






37. Student of michelangelo - made the school of athens - and the madonna and child series. used pudgeyness to show that people aren't as perfect as they thought.






38. Goddess of Hunting






39. A tapestry that recounts the battle of hastings - A piece of linen about 1 Ft.8 in. Wide by 213 ft.long covered with embroidery representing the incidents of Willam the conqueror's expedition to England.






40. The text of the opera






41. Romantic poet who broke with neoclassical theory in much of his mature poetry - The Prelude - Lyrical Ballads






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






43. One-foot line






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Long-Short-Short