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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. God of Wine and Theatre






2. Six tone octave scale in which all successive tones are a whole step apart.






3. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






4. Plato's teacher - declared that the gods had named him the wisest of all humanity - because he was the only one who knew how little he knew - he was later condemned to death by drinking poison hemlock by fellow Athenians for his alleged atheism.






5. 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.






6. Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures






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






8. Composed 'Rite of Spring'






9. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






10. Goddess of Marriage






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






12. Eight-foot line






13. Artist of 'Clock Explosion' - 'Persistence of Memory' - 'The Elephants' - and 'The Meditative Rose' - painted very precise - and nightmarish scenes






14. British abstract sculptor






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






16. United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976)






17. Method of composition by which the composer extends the technique of twelve tone composition to other areas such as rhythm dynamics timbre and duration. Most important invention in the 20th century.






18. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






19. Goddess of Fortune






20. Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth. Believed writing distorted ideas. His ideas were recorded by his followers (Plato).






21. Most important of the French Romantic painters; profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.






22. Lion's Gate at Mycenae was constructed with the _______ ____ ________ system - or a large stone horizontal beam resting on two vertical ones.






23. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






24. Wrote Leviathan - and believed that human life on its own was 'solitary - poor - nasty - brutish - and short.' - argued for a strong - even brutal government in order to keep humanity from becoming savages.






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






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

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27. DNA of the song






28. United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington






29. Three dimensional work of art - statue






30. God of Wisdom






31. An imitation of the style identified with the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Usually associated with European art and literature from the mid-1600s through the eighteenth century.






32. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






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






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






35. Church in Ravenna - Italy built by Justinian. Known for color - mosaics - and gold.






36. Goddess of Animals






37. French 20th century architect






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






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






40. 6th Century B.C. - a Greek philosopher and mathematician - founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism






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






42. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






43. A brace or support placed on the outside of a building






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






45. Poetry that rhymes at the end of lines






46. Wrote Rivals






47. Made a valuable contribution to American folk music by capturing the plaintive spirit of the slaves. 'Camptown Races'






48. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






49. Student of Martin Heidegger - wrote 'Truth and Method' - considered to be the father of Hermeneutics - largely argued that it is impossible to be unbiased in anything - and even historical accounts are forever biased by our own experiences. As factua






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