02-03-2010, 07:34 PM
Hi,
Today, after about 2 weeks of study, I took the Humanities Clep test and passed!! The resources I used are the following:
The Comex Guide â I used this to familiarize myself with this subject and took the two practice tests, which were helpful.
IC â the IC cards were pretty helpful for the exam, although I would not recommend using them solely as studying material. There was some questions on the exam that were not covered by IC, but at the same time, there were questions that were almost identical to the IC flashcards.
Petersons Tests â I would recommend getting these exams because they help your knowledge of not-so-common-authors and help you pay attention to details which might otherwise be skipped or not introduced at all. I found the tests to be harder the real exam, so if you donât get the greatest score, donât panic too much (especially on the second and third tests).
Princeton Review â I took this practice exam which is fairly similar in the way the actual exam presents questions. Perhaps slightly easier, but pretty close in difficulty.
As far as the test wentâ¦I found that I flew through the questions because it just didnât take as long to think though the questions presented. I didnât feel I was very strong on the dance/music/cinema side of the test, but felt more solid on the literature/painting/architecture part of the test. Having taken English and American Lit. certainly helps with these aspects. The key to this test is becoming familiar with a wide range of people and their productions, as well as the time periods, terminology, and opinions of the more famous authors or composers. Here are some questions or ideas that came up on my test:
What work was incorporated into Beethovenâs Ninth Symphony? (Schillerâs Ode To Joy)
What does chiaroscuro mean? (has to deal with light and dark contrasting)
Be able to identify a group of percussion instruments
There was a excerpt from Beowulf â so be able to recognize Old English and know this
There was an excerpt from the Canterbury Tales â know Geoffrey Chaucer was the author
Another excerpt from the Canterbury tales asking where they were going
What was Sandro Botticelliâs famous work (Birth of Venus)
Who wrote The Life of Samuel Johnson?
Who wrote the Life of Dr. Faustus?
Be able to identify George OâKeeffeâs painting Jack and the Pulpit IV
What was Virginia Wolfeâs A Room of Oneâs Ownâ about?
What painter used to spread canvas on the floor and use tension so he could paint around and âinâ it? (either Andy Warhol or Jackson Pollock) What art movement is that? (Pop Art)
Be able to identify a idol of Buddha
I have no background, whatsoever, in humanities â so I was glad to see this one out of the way and completed. Practice exams really help on this test. Anyway, hope this helps!! Good luck to anyone that plans to take this in the future!
`Dakota
Today, after about 2 weeks of study, I took the Humanities Clep test and passed!! The resources I used are the following:
The Comex Guide â I used this to familiarize myself with this subject and took the two practice tests, which were helpful.
IC â the IC cards were pretty helpful for the exam, although I would not recommend using them solely as studying material. There was some questions on the exam that were not covered by IC, but at the same time, there were questions that were almost identical to the IC flashcards.
Petersons Tests â I would recommend getting these exams because they help your knowledge of not-so-common-authors and help you pay attention to details which might otherwise be skipped or not introduced at all. I found the tests to be harder the real exam, so if you donât get the greatest score, donât panic too much (especially on the second and third tests).
Princeton Review â I took this practice exam which is fairly similar in the way the actual exam presents questions. Perhaps slightly easier, but pretty close in difficulty.
As far as the test wentâ¦I found that I flew through the questions because it just didnât take as long to think though the questions presented. I didnât feel I was very strong on the dance/music/cinema side of the test, but felt more solid on the literature/painting/architecture part of the test. Having taken English and American Lit. certainly helps with these aspects. The key to this test is becoming familiar with a wide range of people and their productions, as well as the time periods, terminology, and opinions of the more famous authors or composers. Here are some questions or ideas that came up on my test:
What work was incorporated into Beethovenâs Ninth Symphony? (Schillerâs Ode To Joy)
What does chiaroscuro mean? (has to deal with light and dark contrasting)
Be able to identify a group of percussion instruments
There was a excerpt from Beowulf â so be able to recognize Old English and know this
There was an excerpt from the Canterbury Tales â know Geoffrey Chaucer was the author
Another excerpt from the Canterbury tales asking where they were going
What was Sandro Botticelliâs famous work (Birth of Venus)
Who wrote The Life of Samuel Johnson?
Who wrote the Life of Dr. Faustus?
Be able to identify George OâKeeffeâs painting Jack and the Pulpit IV
What was Virginia Wolfeâs A Room of Oneâs Ownâ about?
What painter used to spread canvas on the floor and use tension so he could paint around and âinâ it? (either Andy Warhol or Jackson Pollock) What art movement is that? (Pop Art)
Be able to identify a idol of Buddha
I have no background, whatsoever, in humanities â so I was glad to see this one out of the way and completed. Practice exams really help on this test. Anyway, hope this helps!! Good luck to anyone that plans to take this in the future!
`Dakota
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