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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. 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






2. Repititions of geometric lines






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






4. Wrote the play 'A Raisin in the Sun' about a working-class African American family struggling against poverty and racism.






5. 20th Century American composer






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






7. Played the xylophone and marimba






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






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






10. The text of the opera






11. A capella singers






12. Beautiful Italian singing






13. French female author of more than eighty novels who took a man's name and dressed in male attire to protest the treatment of women






14. Art produced from c. 450 BC to c. 700 AD by the Celts; mostly portable objects; Stone carvings - Crosses with interlace patterns - metal work - manuscripts






15. 20th Century American composer






16. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






17. Tall - 4 sided pillar of stone that rises to a point






18. A musical composition for voices and orchestra






19. Refers to the classical revival in European art - architecture - and interior design that lasted from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century






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






21. Long-Short






22. Author of Faerie Queene in Elizabethan era - one of the greatest moral epics in any language






23. United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)






24. 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






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






26. Plato and Aristotle






27. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






28. One of Duncan's generals; wants to become King of Scotland; murders Duncan and slays anyone in the way of his kingship






29. Assembled architectural sculptures of 'found' wooden objects and used them to construct screens of boxes of varied sizes which she painted in monochromatic colors.






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






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






32. Opaque watercolor






33. Russian composer






34. 1900 to the Present






35. I and the Village






36. One of Duncan's generals; wants to become King of Scotland; murders Duncan and slays anyone in the way of his kingship






37. Ralph Waldo Emerson - Henry David Thoreau






38. French Painter - Impressionism - did horses and ballet dancers






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






40. French 20th century architect






41. French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school. Known as the 'poet of the piano'






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






43. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






44. Author of Faerie Queene in Elizabethan era - one of the greatest moral epics in any language






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






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






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






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

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49. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






50. God of Fire - the Forge and Blacksmiths