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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. French feminist who wrote the treatise titled ' The Second Sex'






2. Considered to have founded modern European literature; perfected rhyme in threes - Divine Comedy






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






4. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






5. American Playwright: The Crucible; Death of a Salesman; All My Sons






6. A technique of painting using pigment mixed with egg yolk






7. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






8. Cow's Skull with Calico Roses

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9. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






10. God of Doors and beginnings and endings






11. Pen name of the novelist and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn






12. The works of ancient Greece and Rome; Homer - Sophocles - and Aeschylus. Major philosophers included Socrates - Plato - and Aristotle. Aristotle's Poetics described the art of tragedy; Socrates set down the foundation for a humanist philosophy later






13. Pen name of the novelist and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn






14. Female Movie Director/Producer who motivated women to do film...Big - A League of Their Own - Jumping Jack Flash






15. 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.






16. What type of column is a simple - plain shaft?






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

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18. Frank Lloyd Wright designed what?






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






20. 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.






21. Euripidedes - Aeschylus - and Sophodes






22. Composed 'Rite of Spring'






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






24. One of the first to use cubism - painted 'The Old Guitar Player' (1905) - predominantly painted in blue tones






25. A style characteristic of seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe - subjects of portraits expanded beyond religious figures to nature and ordinary individuals. Many paintings incorporated long hallways and views through windows or doorways.






26. What does the symbol ' mean in poetry?






27. 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.






28. Designed by Mayans - this was once a temple - next to the Pyramid of Sacrifice. Located at Uxmal - it was used for sacrificial ceremonies as late as 1673.






29. Novelist who won Nobel Peace prize - advanced humanitarian causes. 'Americans in China'






30. Goddess of Agriculture






31. American novelist - essayist and satirist - Huckleberry Finn - Tom Sawyer






32. Fast






33. The Color Purple






34. God of love and beauty






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






36. 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.






37. Romantic poet who broke with neoclassical theory in much of his mature poetry - The Prelude - Lyrical Ballads






38. Bessanio along with others are courting a girl - they have to pick a certain box - Bessanio picks the right one and is allowed to marry her






39. Theodore Gericault - 1791-1824 - Eugene Delacroix - 1798-1863






40. Famous artists during this time: Leonardo da Vinci - Rafael - and Michaelangelo - From 1490 to 1520 - High Renaissance style was composed of order - grace - and harmony - with perfectly proportioned subjects.






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






42. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






43. Greatest playwright of all time; wrote MacBeth - King Lear - Hamlet - Romeo and Juliet; introduced new words to the English language. Histories - tragedies - comedies






44. Were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. Known as the Bell Brothers..'Wuthering Heights'






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






46. Rebirth






47. Chiefly responsible for bringing literature to the middle-class - The Canterbury Tales






48. Stoics believed that restraining emotion is the key to happiness. The majority of their beliefs are similar to the Cynics.






49. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






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







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