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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. God of the Sea






2. Modernist poet and theorist - The Waste Land






3. Atomic Bomb - Robert Openheimer was in charge






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






5. A capella singers






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






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






8. Considered America's greatest architect. Pioneered the concept that a building should blend into and harmonize with its surroundings rather than following classical designs.






9. God of love and beauty






10. Leucippus and Democritus






11. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






12. Goddess of Love and Beauty






13. The final unraveling of the plot in any story.






14. Early 20th century style of painting and to a lesser degrees sculpture that used geometric shapes as underlying primary forms. In contrast to Impressionism - which it succeeded - the primary concern of Cubism was with from rather than color






15. An imitation of the style identified with the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Usually associated with European art and literature from the mid-1600s through the eighteenth century.






16. The most slender and ornate of the three Greek columns. Known for its decorative capital of delicately carved acanthus leaves.






17. Goddess of Animals






18. Long days journey into night - the iceman center - ah wilderness - desire under the elms - mourning become electric

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19. What type of column has scrolls - and is taller?






20. Poetry written in iambic pentameter without end rhyme






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






22. 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.






23. Made a valuable contribution to American folk music by capturing the plaintive spirit of the slaves. 'Camptown Races'






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






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






26. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






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






28. Wrote Two Treatises on Government - also published An Essay Concerning Human Understanding to outline the principles of empiricism.






29. African American author of the Harlem Renaissance.






30. A plain - sturdy column with a plain capital






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






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






33. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






34. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






35. Russian romantic composer; 4 piano concerti; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Vocalise; called the last Romantic






36. Goldsmith and sculptor - wrote one of the first autobiographies






37. A dance






38. Noted for his direct style - clear - sharp prose and critical wit - Gulliver's Travels - Tale of a Tub






39. Thucydides and Herodotus






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






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






42. Former monk. French humanist - wrote the comic masterpieces Gargantua and Pantagruel - stories contained gross humor.






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






44. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






45. Figure of speech that give human traits to animals - objects - or ideas. Example: the storm lashed the naked - helpless shore.






46. Fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century






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






48. Repititions of geometric lines






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






50. Published Phenomenology of Mind in 1807 and Philosophy of Right in 1821 - According to the Hegelian dialectic - one thought (i.e. being) invariably leads to a thought of its antithesis (not being) - and the two must come together to form an entirely