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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Goddess of Hunting






2. Death of a Salesman






3. Court dances






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






5. A classic form of Japanese drama involving heroic themes - a chorus - and dance






6. God of the Sun - poetry - music and oracles






7. Beuatiful with ornate borders






8. One of Socrates' students; was considered by many to be the GREATEST philosopher of western civilization. Explained his ideas about government in a work entitled The Republic. In his ideal state - the people were divided into three different groups.






9. Place known for the earliest documented Jazz






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






11. British abstract sculptor






12. Abstract sculptor who used rounding techniques and very little detail






13. Both wrote music based on Don Juan






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






15. Long-Short






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






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






18. Italian director that made films of fantasy and boroque style. 'La Dolce Vita'






19. I and the Village






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






21. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






22. 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.






23. 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






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






25. Considered America's greatest architect. Pioneered the concept that a building should blend into and harmonize with its surroundings rather than following classical designs.






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






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






28. German metaphysician - began his string of successful philosophical publications with Critique of Pure Reason in 1781 - believed that reality extended only so far as an individual's personal degree of 'knowing -' and it is impossible to 'know' thing






29. French 20th century architect






30. Painted 'The Bathers'






31. 'Father of Western Philosophy'. Greek philosopher who taught that the universe had originated from water.






32. Took inspiration from Schiller's 'Ode to Joy'






33. An artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art






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






35. French for 'fool the eye.' A two-dimensional representation that is so naturalistic that it looks actual or real (or three-dimensional).


36. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






37. Foremost literary critic of the romantic period - Rime of the Ancient Mariner






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






39. African American author of the Harlem Renaissance.






40. One of first artists to break away from Italio-Byzantine style - Giotto's teacher - Duccio's 'Virgin in Majesty'






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






42. Goddess of Fortune






43. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






44. What does the symbol U mean in poetry?






45. 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 -






46. Italian Renaissance artist that painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted the statue of David.






47. High quality rugs made by Persian Muslims - valued for their exquisite designs - vivid colors and skillful make. These rugs were in great demand from China to Europe - greatly improving the Abbasid's economy.






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






49. 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






50. Thucydides and Herodotus