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CLEP Humanities All In One

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art






2. Architect refurbished St. Paul's Cathedral






3. One of the leading painters of the Florentine renaissance - developed a highly personal style. The Birth of Venus






4. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






5. Famous French impressionist composer






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






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






8. Seven-foot line






9. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






10. Georges Pierre Seurat






11. Mannerism painter






12. The Italian sculptor and goldsmith who was best known for the doors to the baptistery of Florence's cathedral - and another set of doors which was called 'The Gates to Paradise'. He also wrote one of the earliest autobiographies by an artist - which






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






14. Addressing of a person or thing that is not actually their. Example: Romeo - Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?!






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






16. Believe in the four noble truths: existence is suffering - suffering is caused by need - suffering can cease - and there is a path to the cessation of suffering. Though Buddhists do not believe in a god - they follow the teachings of the mortal Budd






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






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






19. Leader of the Spanish Art Nouveau movement - _____________ designed Casa Mila and Casa Batllo in Barcelona.






20. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






21. French feminist who wrote the treatise titled ' The Second Sex'






22. Wrote operas






23. French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school. Known as the 'poet of the piano'






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






25. Court dances






26. French impressionistic; studied in Italy; became famous in his lifetime (see page 290). Structural form from the Romantics. By The SeaShore






27. Were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. Known as the Bell Brothers..'Wuthering Heights'






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






29. Wrote 'The Human Comedy'






30. A pre-socratic Greek philosopher born in Italy. Denied the existence of time - plurality - and motion. NO Change. Founder of Metaphysics.






31. One of the greatest sculptors of the 19th century - The Thinker: The Kiss 12.2






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






33. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






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






35. Flemish Baroque painter who had assistants complete parts of his work






36. 1.Michelangelo 2.Leonardo de Vinci 3.Raphael






37. Romantic novelist whose liberal social and political views underscore her work - Frankenstein - the Last Man






38. Frank Lloyd Wright designed what?






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






40. Architect who like a statue at every corner






41. 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






42. Frescoe painter - founded flourentine school - realisitc poses






43. Author of The Red Badge of Courage






44. Influential in establishing the heroic couplet - Alexander's Feast - heroic stanzas






45. Slow






46. artist of Return of the Prodigal Son (1636) - Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (1632) - Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (1653) - and The Night Watch - Showed a particular interest in painting the poor and downtrodden - considered the best Dutch






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






48. Five-foot line






49. Laborer caste in Hinduism






50. Who is the architect of this building? (Uses glass walls - abstract - etc.)