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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Three dimensional work of art - statue






2. Romantic novelist whose liberal social and political views underscore her work - Frankenstein - the Last Man






3. God of War






4. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






5. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






6. Found on Easter Island - The South Pacific






7. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






8. Fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century






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






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






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






12. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






13. Plato and Aristotle






14. Spanish artist color plate 82-The Persistence of Memroy; best known and most sensational of the Surrealists.






15. Architect; Guggenheim museum Spain branch; see figure 14.19 on page 366






16. Fast






17. Pre-Socrates






18. A presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (All is change).






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






20. A musical composition for voices and orchestra






21. Six-foot line






22. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






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






24. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






25. 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






26. Free-standing statues of nude male youths






27. Foremost architect of Baroque - Ecstasy of St. Theresa - David - Apollo and Daphne - Aeneas






28. Played the xylophone and marimba






29. Euripidedes - Aeschylus - and Sophodes






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






31. The Color Purple






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






33. Born in 1508 - ______________ was greatly influenced by Renaissance philosophers and artists - and was made architectural advisor to the Vatican in 1570. His great architectural works include Villa Foscari - Teatro Olimpico - and Palazzo Chiericati -






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






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






36. Spanish writer best remembered for 'Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)






37. German metaphysician - began his string of successful philosophical publications with Critique of Pure Reason in 1781 - believed that reality extended only so far as an individual's personal degree of 'knowing -' and it is impossible to 'know' thing






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






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






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






41. Theodore Gericault - 1791-1824 - Eugene Delacroix - 1798-1863






42. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






43. 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.






44. High quality rugs made by Persian Muslims - valued for their exquisite designs - vivid colors and skillful make. These rugs were in great demand from China to Europe - greatly improving the Abbasid's economy.






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






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






47. Took inspiration from Schiller's 'Ode to Joy'






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






50. God of love and beauty