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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Three dimensional work of art - statue






2. Wrote 'Frankenstein' which was a criticism of man controlling nature - 'Gothic literature' Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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).






6. Wrote 'Frankenstein' which was a criticism of man controlling nature - 'Gothic literature' Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft






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






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






9. A musical composition for voices and orchestra






10. The Persistence of Memory






11. What type of column has scrolls - and is taller?






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






13. Gainsborough (1727-1788) was one of the first great landscape artists of his time - and was recognized for painting every section of his works himself






14. British abstract sculptor






15. 20th Century American composer






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






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






18. It is assigning lines that have the same rhyme at the end - a matching letter.






19. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






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






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






22. Fast






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






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






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






26. French impressionist painter






27. Russian composer






28. Libertine whose focused prose - Social Contract






29. Wrote 'Being and Time'. nfluenced by the work of Edmund Husserl and considered a founding father of existentialism - Heidegger ultimately rejected both associations. Instead - he focused simply on 'being' and examining human moods and experiences. He






30. 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






31. A curtain or drop made of gauzelike fabric. when lighted from the front it is opaque but is transparent if lighted from the back






32. An Irish novelist who wrote Ulysses - a stream of consciousness book based loosely on Odyssey






33. The works of ancient Greece and Rome; Homer - Sophocles - and Aeschylus. Major philosophers included Socrates - Plato - and Aristotle. Aristotle's Poetics described the art of tragedy; Socrates set down the foundation for a humanist philosophy later






34. Messenger of the Gods and Finance






35. Spanish surrealist painter






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






37. Realist novelist - Great Expectations - A Tale of Two Cities. Oliver Twist - A Christmas Carol - The Pickwick Papers






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






39. London's Great Fire of 1666 led to ___________'s appointment as Surveyor General - overseeing all the reconstruction work on the royal palaces.






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






41. Architect who like a statue at every corner






42. Rebirth






43. A prolific German baroque composer remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)






44. A capella singers






45. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






46. Most famous American architect; Kaufman house also called 'Falling Water' Guggenheim museum - New York City Branch.






47. The idea that matter is made out of atoms






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






49. Long days journey into night - the iceman center - ah wilderness - desire under the elms - mourning become electric

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50. Decorative drinking cup or goblet







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