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CLEP Humanities All In One

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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. Tall - 4 sided pillar of stone that rises to a point






8. One of the first women of Impressionist painters; Young Girl by the Window






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






10. God of the Underworld and Death






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






12. Science fiction writer






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






14. French landscape painter - artist of 'Dusk' (1908) - considered to be one of the founders of impressionism






15. Fast






16. Most famous American architect; Kaufman house also called 'Falling Water' Guggenheim museum - New York City Branch.






17. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






18. Considered America's greatest architect. Pioneered the concept that a building should blend into and harmonize with its surroundings rather than following classical designs.






19. Pen name of the novelist and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn






20. 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).






21. 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






22. United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976)






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






24. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






25. Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato - the tutor of Alexander the Great - and the author of works on logic - metaphysics - ethics - natural sciences - politics - and poetics - he profoundly influenced Western thought. In his philosophical system - whi






26. External support for the walls of Gothic buildings was provided by what?






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






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






29. 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.






30. Pen name of the novelist and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn






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






32. United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington






33. A Dutch painter who used a great deal of light. He enjoyed painting people doing everyday things.






34. Pen name of the novelist and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn






35. School of nonsense and anti-art






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






37. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






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






39. Female Movie Director/Producer who motivated women to do film...Big - A League of Their Own - Jumping Jack Flash






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






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






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. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






44. Court dances






45. Goldsmith and sculptor - wrote one of the first autobiographies






46. Consists of lines that do not have regular meter or rhyme






47. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






48. Georges Pierre Seurat






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






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







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