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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. God of rain - clouds - thunderbolts.






2. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






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






4. What type of column is a simple - plain shaft?






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






6. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






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






8. A pre-socratic Greek philosopher born in Italy. Denied the existence of time - plurality - and motion. NO Change. Founder of Metaphysics.






9. Death of a Salesman






10. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






11. Austrian composer; leader of the 2nd Viennese school: Invented serialism same as 12 tone system; wrote Pierrot Lunaire Landmark piece of music moonstruck Pierrot.






12. The idea that matter is made out of atoms






13. Was an iconic and highly influential British filmmaker and producer - who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.






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






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






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






17. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






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






19. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






20. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






21. Famous artists: El Greco - Jacopo Tintoretto - and Antoine Caron - An Italian art form from 1520-1600 - the mannerism movement sought to go against the strict proportionality of the High Renaissance by deliberately skewing scales and figures - with h






22. French impressionist painter






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






24. Famous photographer of the Civil War - brought the war to the people






25. Frank Lloyd Wright designed what?






26. Laborer caste in Hinduism






27. The basis for early Christian architecture; - created in the period of recognition - it had a dome shape at both ends similar to an apse - it had libaries - and it's official meaning was a meeting place in which the romans would meet to discuss thin






28. Assembled architectural sculptures of 'found' wooden objects and used them to construct screens of boxes of varied sizes which she painted in monochromatic colors.






29. Six-foot line






30. 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






31. Court dances






32. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






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






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






35. God of Doors and beginnings and endings






36. Were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. Known as the Bell Brothers..'Wuthering Heights'






37. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed the ____________ __________ in Spain.






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






39. The farmer/ merchant caste in Hinduism






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






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






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






43. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






44. 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.






45. God of Wine






46. 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






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






48. A plain - sturdy column with a plain capital






49. Wrote Rivals






50. The King of the Gods and the God of the sky







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