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CLEP Humanities All In One

Subjects : clep, humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A taller - thinner column with scroll shapes on its capital






2. Based on the practices of li and jen - was based on the ethical system of being neighborly-






3. Famous French impressionist composer






4. Writer of 'This Side of Paradise' and 'The Great Gatsby' who coined the term 'Jazz Age'






5. Painter - sculpter - architect - engineer - musician; invented the court painter of the king of France; 'Mona Lisa -' 'The Last Supper'(classical) - 'Vitruvian Man'(anatomy)






6. French Impressionistic composer; Bolero: Gaspard de la nuit; 3 pieces to it (on Dine) 1st piece of Gaspar






7. A tapestry that recounts the battle of hastings - A piece of linen about 1 Ft.8 in. Wide by 213 ft.long covered with embroidery representing the incidents of Willam the conqueror's expedition to England.






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






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






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






11. School of nonsense and anti-art






12. French impressionist painter






13. American composer; Appalachian Spring;Fanfare for teh common man; Hoe Down;Americana; 10 honorary doctrine






14. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






15. Russian critic who founded the Ballet Russe






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






17. One of the first to use cubism - painted 'The Old Guitar Player' (1905) - predominantly painted in blue tones






18. Spanish rhythm in 3/4 time






19. Three-foot line






20. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






21. 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.






22. Frank Lloyd Wright developed the ___________ housing design - a take-off on his earlier prairie houses - in response to the vast demand for low income housing.






23. Goddess of Wisdom






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






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






26. (1876) 19th-20th c. Romanian sculptor known for highly simplified archetypical human and animal forms (The Kiss; Bird in Space)






27. Pre-Socrates






28. Fast






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






30. A technique of painting using pigment mixed with egg yolk






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






32. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






33. (1876) 19th-20th c. Romanian sculptor known for highly simplified archetypical human and animal forms (The Kiss; Bird in Space)






34. 1900 to the Present






35. Romantic poet who broke with neoclassical theory in much of his mature poetry - The Prelude - Lyrical Ballads






36. A theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers. Originally based on court dance






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






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






39. Painter - sculpter - architect - engineer - musician; invented the court painter of the king of France; 'Mona Lisa -' 'The Last Supper'(classical) - 'Vitruvian Man'(anatomy)






40. Wrote the first modern novel - Don Quixote






41. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






42. Early 20th century style of painting and to a lesser degrees sculpture that used geometric shapes as underlying primary forms. In contrast to Impressionism - which it succeeded - the primary concern of Cubism was with from rather than color






43. Opaque watercolor






44. Late 20th century style in which brief patter is textures - and other musical fragments are repeated for an extended period of time with trance-like persistence.






45. Played the xylophone and marimba






46. French Painter - Impressionism - did horses and ballet dancers






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






48. Gross exaggeration for effect - not to be taken literately. Example: My feet are 'KILLING' me.






49. 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.






50. Spanish writer best remembered for 'Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)