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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Seven-foot line






2. Plato's teacher - declared that the gods had named him the wisest of all humanity - because he was the only one who knew how little he knew - he was later condemned to death by drinking poison hemlock by fellow Athenians for his alleged atheism.






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






4. The final unraveling of the plot in any story.






5. Long-Long






6. Beuatiful with ornate borders






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






8. Russian composer






9. God of the Sun - poetry - music and oracles






10. Subject is lying down away from the artist and looking over her shoulder






11. French Painter - Post impressionism - pointellism (using several small dots of color to create a larger image)Sunday Afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte






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






13. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






14. Most important of the French Romantic painters; profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.






15. French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school. Known as the 'poet of the piano'






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






17. The repetition of initial constant sounds. Example: The fair breeze blew - the white foam flew - the furrow followed free.






18. 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






19. 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






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






21. A direct comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: John swims like a fish.






22. 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.






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






24. 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






25. God of Time - Harvest and Agriculture






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






27. Beuatiful with ornate borders






28. Abstract sculptor who used rounding techniques and very little detail






29. Famous French impressionist composer






30. 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.






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






32. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






33. Wrote 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Man in the Iron Mask' and The Count of Monte-Cristo






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






35. Real name was Domenicos Theotocopoulos - Much of his work expressed religious ecstasy - and El Greco painted many revealing works of devoted ascetics - most notable of which was Burial of the Count Orgaz. An expressionist - his work often included fl






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






37. Carried the motion picture into the new era with his silent epics (The Birth of a Nation - Intolerance - etc.) which introduced serious plots and elaborate productions to filmmaking.






38. The creator of the twelve-tone system of atonal music.






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






40. Most important of the French Romantic painters; profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.






41. Wrote 'Les Miserables' which criticized the French Revolution






42. Instead of dealing with recognizable imagery - abstract art focuses on colors and form.






43. God of the underworld - and wealth






44. 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.






45. A Spanish painter best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work. 'Guernica'






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






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






48. The Starry Night






49. A contradiction of a story as it appears to its characters - and what the audience knows as true.






50. French impressionist painter