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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Architect who liked a statue at every corner






2. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






3. Laborer caste in Hinduism






4. Short-Short






5. Plato and Aristotle






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






7. Ralph Waldo Emerson - Henry David Thoreau






8. Three dimensional work of art - statue






9. A pre-socratic Greek philosopher born in Italy. Denied the existence of time - plurality - and motion. NO Change. Founder of Metaphysics.






10. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






11. Painted 'Annunciation' - Annunciation - Siena Cathedral - Italy - international gothic - (Early 14th)






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






13. God of the sea






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






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






16. Russian Composer; Paris; Ballets; won acceptance from the public; Firebird; Petrouchka; The right of Spring; Master of rhythm






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






18. One unit of meter in poetry






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






20. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






21. Euripidedes - Aeschylus - and Sophodes






22. 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






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






24. Goddess of Animals






25. Possibly the most famous English satirist and author of Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal - Swift (1667 - 1745) was a clergyman and Irishman - which often made hilarious impact in his writings (such as A Tale of a Tub and the aforementioned Mo






26. American composer; Adagio for Strings Abing; Chinese Music;The moon reflected on the second springs.






27. 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






28. In drama - a character speaks alone on stage to allow his/her thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience






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






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

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






32. Famous ballet dancer - known as 'the mother of dance'






33. God of the Sun - poetry - music and oracles






34. God of War






35. The Starry Night






36. Opaque watercolor






37. Wrote Waiting for Godot. The only scenery for the play was a cyclorama (a giant curtain onthe back of the stage) and a single tree with one branch and one leaf.






38. Founded by the prophet Mohammad - Followers - called Muslims - go by the book of the Qur'an - the word of God as told to Mohammed. There are five basic principles to Islam: first - there is only one God - and Mohammed is the only mouthpiece of God; s






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






40. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






41. Rebirth






42. Russian composer - composed 6 symphonies - The Nutcracker - Swan Lake Suite - Concerti






43. Painted 'The Bathers'






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






45. Opaque watercolor






46. Messenger of the Gods and Finance






47. 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






48. A capella singers






49. Slow






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