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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. German philosopher born in 1844 - More of a moralist than a philosopher (though his name is arguably the most widely recognized) - Nietzsche hated Western civilization with a passion and spent much of his time denouncing it. He believed in a superma






2. Famous artists: Jean-Francois Millet - Eugene Delacroix - J.M.W. Turner - and William Blake - Covering the late eighteenth to early nineteenth centuries - the works of this period stressed the inherent goodness in humanity and shied away from earlier






3. British team writing light-hearted song/story format; Opereta - 'Pirates of Penzance' and Mikado






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






5. Famous ballet dancer - known as 'the mother of dance'






6. Designed by Mayans - this was once a temple - next to the Pyramid of Sacrifice. Located at Uxmal - it was used for sacrificial ceremonies as late as 1673.






7. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






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






9. German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music






10. An artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art






11. Two-foot line






12. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






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

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14. A dance






15. Alexander the Great's tutor and a student of Plato - He disagreed with Plato that form and matter could be perceived as two separate things - and wrote such works as Rhetoric - Poetics - and Metaphysics.






16. The use of an object to represent another object or idea.






17. DNA of the song






18. What does the symbol U mean in poetry?






19. Painted 'The Bathers'






20. One unit of meter in poetry






21. 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






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






23. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






24. Style of art that attempts to portray the imagery of the subconscious mind






25. God of Wine and Theatre






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






27. What type of Column is decorated with flowers?






28. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






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






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






31. Repititions of geometric lines






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






33. Beuatiful with ornate borders






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






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






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






37. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






38. Believe in the four noble truths: existence is suffering - suffering is caused by need - suffering can cease - and there is a path to the cessation of suffering. Though Buddhists do not believe in a god - they follow the teachings of the mortal Budd






39. Goddess of Animals






40. Four-foot line






41. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






42. 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






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






44. Painted 'The Bathers'






45. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






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






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






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






49. Wrote operas






50. United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)







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