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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. An epic is a longer poem written in lofty style - presenting characters of high social class in a series of adventures. It is tied to one hero of epic proportions - yet the entire poem details the history of a nation or race. Example: the Odyssey and






2. Leader of the Spanish Art Nouveau movement - _____________ designed Casa Mila and Casa Batllo in Barcelona.






3. Artist of 'Liberty Leading People' (1831) and 'The Massacre of Chios' (1824) - Known for his dramatic imagery






4. 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






5. A tapestry that recounts the battle of hastings - A piece of linen about 1 Ft.8 in. Wide by 213 ft.long covered with embroidery representing the incidents of Willam the conqueror's expedition to England.






6. Penned the famous phrase 'I think - therefore I am.' - Perhaps better known for his contributions to geometry than philosophy (the Cartesian plane is named after him) - Descartes is actually considered the founder of modern rationalism.






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






8. Leucippus and Democritus






9. Foremost architect of Baroque - Ecstasy of St. Theresa - David - Apollo and Daphne - Aeneas






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






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






12. School of nonsense and anti-art






13. 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.






14. Frank Lloyd Wright developed the ___________ housing design - a take-off on his earlier prairie houses - in response to the vast demand for low income housing.






15. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






16. Made the first talking movie in 1927..The 'Jazz Singer'






17. That culture associated with the spread of Greek influence as a result of Macedonian conquests; often seen as the combination of Greek culture with eastern political forms






18. 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.






19. The Starry Night






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






21. God of the Underworld and Death






22. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






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






24. The ranaissance artist who led the way in establishing a new style of employing deep space - modeling - and anatomical correctness.






25. Goddess of Animals






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






27. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






28. Goddess of Fortune






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






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






31. Place known for the earliest documented Jazz






32. An Italian painter - sculptor - and architect of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Among many achievements in a life of nearly ninety years - sculpted the David and several versions of the Pieta - painted the ceiling and rear wall of the Sistine






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






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






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






36. Mannerism painter






37. Free-standing statues of nude male youths






38. Members of the highest caste in Hinduism






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






40. Atomic Bomb - Robert Openheimer was in charge






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






42. Spanish surrealist painter






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






44. Georges Pierre Seurat






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






46. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






47. Part of the Counter Reformation. Displayed a religious theme - red and gold color scheme - dark (sinner) vs. light (saint) - and was intensely dramatic. Early Baroque art was dominated by Spain.






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






49. Both wrote music based on Don Juan






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