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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. A musical composition for voices and orchestra






2. Most famous example of Byzantine architecture - it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world.






3. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






4. Who designed the Brooklyn bridge?






5. Scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas






6. Goddess of Love and Beauty






7. The Starry Night






8. Famous photographer of the Civil War - brought the war to the people






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






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






11. This building was built in Athens around 450BC - Famous for its columns






12. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






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






14. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






15. Art which shows figures both religious or non-religious - more realistic - emphasis on nature - three dimensional with perspective - people are active and show great emotion






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






17. Real name was Domenicos Theotocopoulos - Much of his work expressed religious ecstasy - and El Greco painted many revealing works of devoted ascetics - most notable of which was Burial of the Count Orgaz. An expressionist - his work often included fl






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






19. Famous photographer of the Civil War - brought the war to the people






20. The basis for early Christian architecture; - created in the period of recognition - it had a dome shape at both ends similar to an apse - it had libaries - and it's official meaning was a meeting place in which the romans would meet to discuss thin






21. Painted 'The Bathers'






22. 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.






23. An English writer who wrote 'Vindication of the Rights of Women' - arguing that women are not naturally inferior to men - but appear to be so because of lack of education






24. Author of the first real historical drama and first English tragedy - The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus - Edward the Second






25. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father






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






27. The warrior caste in Hinduism






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






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






30. The oldest surviving complete illuminated gospel book in the insular style; probably created between 650-700 in Northumbria (northern England/southern Scotland)






31. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






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






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






34. Repititions of geometric lines






35. Wrote operas






36. Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato - the tutor of Alexander the Great - and the author of works on logic - metaphysics - ethics - natural sciences - politics - and poetics - he profoundly influenced Western thought. In his philosophical system - whi






37. Poetry that rhymes at the end of lines






38. Faulstaf wants sends identical love letters to two women - they are friends and read them together - they want to get him back so they trick him - their husbands think they are cheating on them so they want to catch them - the wives tell them of thei






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






40. 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






41. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






42. Spanish surrealist painter






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






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






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






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






47. Pre-Socrates






48. Consists of lines that do not have regular meter or rhyme






49. American transcendentalist who dealt with macabre issues of insanity and horror - Fall of the House of Usher - Tell Tale Heart - The Raven






50. Impressionistic Music