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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Rebirth






2. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






3. Opaque watercolor






4. Refers to the classical revival in European art - architecture - and interior design that lasted from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century






5. Ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)






6. God of the Sea






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






8. American realist painter - 'Christina's World'






9. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






10. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






11. Science fiction writer






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






13. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






14. Was an iconic and highly influential British filmmaker and producer - who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.






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






17. A presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (All is change).






18. A famous cathedral In France






19. Goldsmith and sculptor - wrote one of the first autobiographies






20. 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






21. The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning. i.e. hiss - hiss - buzz - buzz.






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






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






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






25. Wrote Two Treatises on Government - also published An Essay Concerning Human Understanding to outline the principles of empiricism.






26. Artist of 'Liberty Leading People' (1831) and 'The Massacre of Chios' (1824) - Known for his dramatic imagery






27. Mannerism painter






28. The creator of the twelve-tone system of atonal music.






29. Artist of 'The Starry Night' (1889) - also painted 'Sunflowers' and 'Night Cafe'






30. The use of an object to represent another object or idea.






31. Patterns or pictures made by embedding small pieces of stone or glass in cement on surfaces such as walls and floors






32. Was an iconic and highly influential British filmmaker and producer - who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.






33. German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music






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






35. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






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






37. Character who comes to a bad end as a result of own behavior or character flaw






38. Born in 1508 - ______________ was greatly influenced by Renaissance philosophers and artists - and was made architectural advisor to the Vatican in 1570. His great architectural works include Villa Foscari - Teatro Olimpico - and Palazzo Chiericati -






39. A sect of hedonism (Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure) that believes that pleasure of the mind - not just the senses - is the ultimate good. Thoroughly defended by Ancient Greek philosophers - the base of this belief system is that the goal of every






40. Tragic figure of the play - moorish general - desdemonas husband






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






42. The idea that matter is made out of atoms






43. God of the Underworld and Death






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






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






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

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47. Art produced from c. 450 BC to c. 700 AD by the Celts; mostly portable objects; Stone carvings - Crosses with interlace patterns - metal work - manuscripts






48. The last phase of the Stone Age - marked by the domestication of animals - the development of agriculture - and the manufacture of pottery






49. 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.






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







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