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CLEP Humanities All In One

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






2. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






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






4. Wrote Waiting for Godot. The only scenery for the play was a cyclorama (a giant curtain onthe back of the stage) and a single tree with one branch and one leaf.






5. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






6. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






7. 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.






8. Italian sculptor renowned as a pioneer of the Renaissance style with his natural - lifelike figures - such as the bronze statue David.






9. Both describes the Chinese manner of thought - and a major Chinese religion - Largely adopted from Buddhism - Taoism incorporates many gods - the head of which is the Jade Emperor - with the Emperor of the Eastern Mountain serving as second-in-comman






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






11. Palace constructed by Louis XIV outside of Paris to glorify his rule and subdue the nobility. Exp. of Baroque style in France






12. A prolific German baroque composer remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)






13. 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.






14. American novelist - essayist and satirist - Huckleberry Finn - Tom Sawyer






15. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






16. Movement in Church design towards theme of 'Christ - the Light of the World' - Gothic structure (reflected God's transcendence - power - and beauty). Built higher - allowed large stain glass windows. Served as visual catechism for those living during






17. Music consistently constructed on a pattern of the twelve chromatic tones selected prior to composition.






18. God of love and beauty






19. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






20. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






21. United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)






22. A painting - drawing - or sculpture of Mary - the Mother of Jesus - holding the dead body of Jesus. The word means 'pity' in Italian.






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






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






25. God of the Underworld and Death






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






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






28. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






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






30. Science fiction writer






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






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






33. Italian sculptor renowned as a pioneer of the Renaissance style with his natural - lifelike figures - such as the bronze statue David.






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






35. The repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables established in a line of poetry






36. Leucippus and Democritus






37. A style of art in the mid to late 16th century that permitted artists to express their own 'manner' or feelings in contrast to the symmetry and simplicity of the art of the High Renaissance.






38. Short-Short






39. Wrote Rivals






40. Gainsborough (1727-1788) was one of the first great landscape artists of his time - and was recognized for painting every section of his works himself






41. School of nonsense and anti-art






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






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






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






45. African American author of the Harlem Renaissance.






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






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






48. Poetry that rhymes at the end of lines






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






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