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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Pre-Socrates






2. Stoics believed that restraining emotion is the key to happiness. The majority of their beliefs are similar to the Cynics.






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






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






5. An Irish novelist who wrote Ulysses - a stream of consciousness book based loosely on Odyssey






6. 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.






7. Pre-Socrates






8. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






9. 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






10. One of the first to use cubism - painted 'The Old Guitar Player' (1905) - predominantly painted in blue tones






11. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






12. School of nonsense and anti-art






13. Leucippus and Democritus






14. Action painting - put his canvas on the floor and brought his whole body into action while he splashed and dripped colors in swirling configurations






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






16. Frank Lloyd Wright designed what?






17. Flemish Baroque painter who had assistants complete parts of his work






18. A dance






19. Russian composer






20. What does the symbol U mean in poetry?






21. Caused considerable conflict over the years with his open expectation of the impending fall of humanity. He believed that humanity was inherently good - but once corrupted by civilization - there was no turning back.






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






23. A classic form of Japanese drama involving heroic themes - a chorus - and dance






24. 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.






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






26. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






27. A technique of painting using pigment mixed with egg yolk






28. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






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






30. God of Marriage






31. A style characteristic of seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe - subjects of portraits expanded beyond religious figures to nature and ordinary individuals. Many paintings incorporated long hallways and views through windows or doorways.






32. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






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






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






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






36. Short-Short






37. A technique of painting using pigment mixed with egg yolk






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






39. Ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)






40. French for 'fool the eye.' A two-dimensional representation that is so naturalistic that it looks actual or real (or three-dimensional).

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






42. Lion's Gate at Mycenae was constructed with the _______ ____ ________ system - or a large stone horizontal beam resting on two vertical ones.






43. God of Wine and Theatre






44. Repititions of geometric lines






45. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






46. God of rain - clouds - thunderbolts.






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






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






49. Long-Short






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