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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. African American writer who wrote Oak and Ivy and about the lives of slavery






2. A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person






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






4. A wooden box where religious relics are stored or displayed






5. French Post Impressionistic painter; Pointillism; Neo Impressionism or pointilism






6. 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






7. African American author of the Harlem Renaissance.






8. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






9. A style of art in the mid to late 16th century that permitted artists to express their own 'manner' or feelings in contrast to the symmetry and simplicity of the art of the High Renaissance.






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






11. African American writer who wrote Oak and Ivy and about the lives of slavery






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






13. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






14. Based on the practices of li and jen - was based on the ethical system of being neighborly-






15. Artist of 'Purple Robe' (1937) - 'The Blue Nude' (1907) - 'The Piano Lesson' (1916) - and 'The Moorish Screen' (1921) - Known for his bold colors and thick - vibrant brushstrokes - pioneer in the modernist movement






16. 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.






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






18. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






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






20. Known for ragtime music - piano player. Composed 'The Entertainment'






21. Influential in establishing the heroic couplet - Alexander's Feast - heroic stanzas






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






23. One of the greatest sculptors of the 19th century - The Thinker: The Kiss 12.2






24. A capella singers






25. Italian sculptor renowned as a pioneer of the Renaissance style with his natural - lifelike figures - such as the bronze statue David.






26. Impressionistic Music






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






28. Five-foot line






29. Focuses on the direct relationship between the individual and the universe and/or God. Well-known existentialists include Martin Heidegger and Jean-Paul Sartre - with S






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






31. Italian sculptor renowned as a pioneer of the Renaissance style with his natural - lifelike figures - such as the bronze statue David.






32. Four-foot line






33. Long-Short-Short






34. Carried the motion picture into the new era with his silent epics (The Birth of a Nation - Intolerance - etc.) which introduced serious plots and elaborate productions to filmmaking.






35. Found on Easter Island - The South Pacific






36. 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






37. Palace constructed by Louis XIV outside of Paris to glorify his rule and subdue the nobility. Exp. of Baroque style in France






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






39. Rebirth






40. Six-foot line






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






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






43. Italian Renaissance artist that painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted the statue of David.






44. High quality rugs made by Persian Muslims - valued for their exquisite designs - vivid colors and skillful make. These rugs were in great demand from China to Europe - greatly improving the Abbasid's economy.






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






46. Writer of 'This Side of Paradise' and 'The Great Gatsby' who coined the term 'Jazz Age'






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






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






49. The language used to represent things - actions - or ideas - in a descriptive manner. Example: the brook - babbling and bubbling around rocks and stones.






50. God of the Sea