Humanties: Peterson's vs IC

[snazzlefrag]

Thanks for the encouragement. It is good to know. I was really happy to score a 57 yesterday on my second attempt at a Peterson's. I plan to do all flash cards everyday, as well as go over the practice exams I've already taken, plus, the info in the REA book I have. Maybe overkill, maybe not for me at this point.

Hi CT,

CLEP Humanities is a very WIDE exam, but not very DEEP at all. Fearing this exam, I studied Instantcert and COMEX intensively for two full weeks prior to taking the exam. I also used a combination of the following web sites to simply gain exposure to as many names and works as I could, so that I would recognize things on the exam:


http://arthistory.about.com (follow links on left)

http://www.itech.pjc.edu/cschuler/clt150.../index.htm

http://www.outreach.usf.edu/bis/humaniti...yguide.htm

http://www.eyeconart.net/history/sculpture.htm

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/

http://msquiz.com/

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/fake...keart.html

http://www.wikipedia.com (search for key names, works, etc.)


I basically memorized as many authors, poets, painters, composers, sculptors, playwrights, and architects as I could. I also paired them up with their major works, which era they lived in, and what their style was. That's all you need! You only have to RECOGNIZE items on the exam. As I said, it's WIDE but not DEEP.

In the end, I totally overstudied. But I was able to breeze through the exam, and scored a 73. If you have a healthy respect for the breadth of this exam, and study appropriately, you will NOT find it difficult to pass.

In my opinion, the Peterson mock exams were much harder than the actual Humanities exam.

Best of luck to you,
Snazzlefrag