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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Spanish surrealist painter






2. Designed by Mayans - this was once a temple - next to the Pyramid of Sacrifice. Located at Uxmal - it was used for sacrificial ceremonies as late as 1673.






3. Paul Gauguin






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






5. A taller - thinner column with scroll shapes on its capital






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






7. A brace or support placed on the outside of a building






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






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






10. Story of man - Christian - journey faces hobglobins/dragons

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






12. Most famous example of Byzantine architecture - it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world. Constructed of interlocking domes.






13. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






14. Spanish rhythm in 3/4 time






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






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






17. 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






18. An English maker of pottery and china - he developed mass production of quality porcelain. Signature blue or pink with cameo inset.






19. 20th Century American composer






20. Scientist - educator - abolitionist - philosopher - economist - political theorist - and statesman who defined the colonial new world in his writings; principal figure of the American enlightenment - Poor Richard's Almanac - Observations on the Incr






21. Goddess of Marriage






22. What does the symbol U mean in poetry?






23. United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)






24. French Impressionistic composer; Bolero: Gaspard de la nuit; 3 pieces to it (on Dine) 1st piece of Gaspar






25. Goddess of Wisdom






26. Realist novelist - Great Expectations - A Tale of Two Cities. Oliver Twist - A Christmas Carol - The Pickwick Papers






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






28. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






29. Realist novelist - Great Expectations - A Tale of Two Cities. Oliver Twist - A Christmas Carol - The Pickwick Papers






30. 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.






31. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






32. An English maker of pottery and china - he developed mass production of quality porcelain. Signature blue or pink with cameo inset.






33. Painter - sculpter - architect - engineer - musician; invented the court painter of the king of France; 'Mona Lisa -' 'The Last Supper'(classical) - 'Vitruvian Man'(anatomy)






34. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






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






36. 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






37. Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies '1812 Overture' and 'The Nutcracker'






38. Any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material






39. Pre-Socrates






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






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






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






43. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






44. A plain - sturdy column with a plain capital






45. Italian director that made films of fantasy and boroque style. 'La Dolce Vita'






46. 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.






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






48. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






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






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