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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






2. Fast






3. Played the xylophone and marimba






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






5. Spanish surrealist painter






6. Five-foot line






7. French 20th century architect






8. artist of Return of the Prodigal Son (1636) - Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (1632) - Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (1653) - and The Night Watch - Showed a particular interest in painting the poor and downtrodden - considered the best Dutch






9. The idea that matter is made out of atoms






10. 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.






11. Rebirth






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






13. An artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art






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






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






16. Most important of the French Romantic painters; profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.






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






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






19. Impressionistic Music






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






21. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






22. Popular in the 1920s and 30s - art deco work contains geometric three-dimensional forms and curvy surfaces. Subjects are typically men and women from high society jazz age.






23. Three dimensional work of art - statue






24. Court dances






25. What type of Column is decorated with flowers?






26. Spanish rhythm in 3/4 time






27. Painted 'Annunciation' - Annunciation - Siena Cathedral - Italy - international gothic - (Early 14th)






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

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29. His works provided the basis for love poetry and popularized the theme of humanism - The Cazoniere






30. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






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






32. Famous French impressionist composer






33. The Persistence of Memory






34. A musical composition for voices and orchestra






35. Famous artists: Henri Matisse - Raoul Dufy - and Andre Derain - Lasting for three short years (1905-1908) - fauvism served as the foundation for much of subsequent twentieth-century art. Its work was full of vibrant colors and boldly distorted figure






36. One unit of meter in poetry






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






38. 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.






39. Pre-Socrates






40. Opaque watercolor






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






42. Place known for the earliest documented Jazz






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






44. A capella singers






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






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






47. British abstract sculptor






48. Who designed the Brooklyn bridge?






49. Most important of the French Romantic painters; profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.






50. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage