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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. What does the symbol ' mean in poetry?






2. Famous artists during this time: Leonardo da Vinci - Rafael - and Michaelangelo - From 1490 to 1520 - High Renaissance style was composed of order - grace - and harmony - with perfectly proportioned subjects.






3. American realist painter - 'Christina's World'






4. This building was built in Athens around 450BC - Famous for its columns






5. Science fiction writer






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






7. Laborer caste in Hinduism






8. 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






9. The use of an object to represent another object or idea.






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






11. Who designed the Brooklyn bridge?






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






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






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






15. Visual artist and poet who defined neoclassical convention - Songs of Innocence - Songs of Cxperience






16. Beautiful Italian singing






17. 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






18. A dance






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






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






21. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






22. 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.






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






24. Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures






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. The language used to represent things - actions - or ideas - in a descriptive manner. Example: the brook - babbling and bubbling around rocks and stones.






27. Wrote the first modern novel - Don Quixote






28. Wrote 'Frankenstein' which was a criticism of man controlling nature - 'Gothic literature' Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft






29. The text of the opera






30. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father






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






32. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






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






34. British abstract sculptor






35. God of War






36. Italian Renaissance artist that painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted the statue of David.






37. Played the xylophone and marimba






38. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






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






40. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






41. 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






42. Twentieth-century novelist - used the stream-of-consciousness technique in his novel The Sound of Fury - whose intense drama is seen through the eyes of an idiot.






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






44. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






45. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






46. Members of the highest caste in Hinduism






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






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






49. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






50. Court dances