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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Free-standing statues of nude male youths






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






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






4. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






5. Italian Renaissance artist that painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted the statue of David.






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






7. What does the symbol U mean in poetry?






8. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






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






10. Fast






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






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






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






14. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






15. American Playwright: The Crucible; Death of a Salesman; All My Sons






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






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






18. Pre-Socrates






19. 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






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






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






22. Known as the Father of Taoism - Sixth century B.C. philosopher Lao Tzu (or 'Old Sage') is credited with starting the philosophy of Taoism. Some scholars believe that he was a slightly older contemporary of Confucius.






23. Repititions of geometric lines






24. 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






25. 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






26. 20th Century American composer






27. Mannerism painter






28. Messenger of the Gods and Finance






29. Any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material






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






31. Addressing of a person or thing that is not actually their. Example: Romeo - Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?!






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






33. Opaque watercolor






34. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






35. French female author of more than eighty novels who took a man's name and dressed in male attire to protest the treatment of women






36. 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






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






38. God of War






39. Thucydides and Herodotus






40. Most famous example of Byzantine architecture - it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world. Constructed of interlocking domes.






41. 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






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






43. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






44. Russian composer - composed 6 symphonies - The Nutcracker - Swan Lake Suite - Concerti






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






46. Wrote 'Frankenstein' which was a criticism of man controlling nature - 'Gothic literature' Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft






47. Pen name of the novelist and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn






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






49. Art produced from c. 450 BC to c. 700 AD by the Celts; mostly portable objects; Stone carvings - Crosses with interlace patterns - metal work - manuscripts






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