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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






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






3. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






4. Pre-Socrates






5. Style of art that attempts to portray the imagery of the subconscious mind






6. Real name was Domenicos Theotocopoulos - Much of his work expressed religious ecstasy - and El Greco painted many revealing works of devoted ascetics - most notable of which was Burial of the Count Orgaz. An expressionist - his work often included fl






7. Most important of the French Romantic painters; profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.






8. Six-foot line






9. Court dances






10. Scientist - educator - abolitionist - philosopher - economist - political theorist - and statesman who defined the colonial new world in his writings; principal figure of the American enlightenment - Poor Richard's Almanac - Observations on the Incr






11. Modernist poet and theorist - The Waste Land






12. Wrote 'Les Miserables' which criticized the French Revolution






13. Stained glass - pointed arches and ribbed vaulting






14. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






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






16. Place known for the earliest documented Jazz






17. 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






18. Noted for its rich use of ornamental domes - colorful mosaics - and lavish decorations






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






20. An imitation of the style identified with the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Usually associated with European art and literature from the mid-1600s through the eighteenth century.






21. 1900 to the Present






22. Using two or more types of media together to create an art object such as glitter or beads on a painting






23. Russian romantic composer; 4 piano concerti; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Vocalise; called the last Romantic






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






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






26. Artist of 'Jack in the Pulpit IV' (1930) - 'Petunia' (1925) - 'Cow's Skull - Red - White - and Blue' (1931) - and 'Red Amaryllis' (1937) - Realistic nature images with strong - vibrant colors identify the works of O'Keeffe

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27. Is the belief that Satan represented all things material - and God all things of light; each human being is a composite of matter (Satan) and godly light (God) - and suffered not from sin - but from contact with matter. Founded by Mani Who believed h






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






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






30. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






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






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






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






34. 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 -






35. A musical composition for voices and orchestra






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






41. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






42. United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)






43. Rebirth






44. Composed 'Rite of Spring'






45. A famous cathedral In France






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






47. Opaque watercolor






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






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






50. Ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)