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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. American composer; Adagio for Strings Abing; Chinese Music;The moon reflected on the second springs.






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






3. Both wrote music based on Don Juan






4. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






5. Implied comparison between two normally unrelated things - indicating a likeness between them. Words can also be used to replace other words. Example: His room is a dump.






6. Author of Faerie Queene in Elizabethan era - one of the greatest moral epics in any language






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






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






9. French Painter - Post impressionism - pointellism (using several small dots of color to create a larger image)Sunday Afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte






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






11. A dance






12. 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






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






14. 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.






15. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






16. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






17. Beuatiful with ornate borders






18. Long-Long






19. 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






20. British abstract sculptor






21. School of nonsense and anti-art






22. God of Doors and beginnings and endings






23. Repititions of geometric lines






24. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






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






26. Considered the greatest English poet and dramatist -Hamlet - King Lear - Macbeth - Romeo and Juliet - Twelfth Night - Richard III - Julius Caesar - Much Ado






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






28. Rebirth






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






30. Atomic Bomb - Robert Openheimer was in charge






31. Made the first talking movie in 1927..The 'Jazz Singer'






32. A Spanish painter best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work. 'Guernica'






33. Goddess of Hunting






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






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






36. Action painting - put his canvas on the floor and brought his whole body into action while he splashed and dripped colors in swirling configurations






37. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






38. Wrote the first modern novel - Don Quixote






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






40. Paint onto wet plaster on a wall






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






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






43. Fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century






44. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






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






46. Composed 'Rite of Spring'






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






48. Famous French impressionist composer






49. Mannerism painter






50. Movement in Church design towards theme of 'Christ - the Light of the World' - Gothic structure (reflected God's transcendence - power - and beauty). Built higher - allowed large stain glass windows. Served as visual catechism for those living during