Humanities Clep Practice Test

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Sample Test Questions

1. Which of the following is a Hindu religion?

A. Torah
B. Bhagavad Gita
C. Nirvana
D. Koran
E. Revelations

2. Which artist is best known for their sculpture and metalwork?

A. Andy Warhol
B. Barbara Hepworth
C. Louis Nevelson
D. Cellini
E. Michaelangelo

3. In music, allegro means

A. dancing
B. slow
C. fast
D. moderate
E. as a march

4. Who wrote Faerie Queen?

A. William Shakespeare
B. Niccolo Machiavelli
C. Mary Wollstonecraft
D. Edmund Spenser
E. Victor Hugo

5. An obelisk is …?

A. A framed picture
B. A statue of a head
C. A tall, four-sided shaft of stone
D. Small tessarae affixed to a surface to create a picture
E. A wooden sculpture

6. Which of the following characteristics is indicative of Gothic architecture?

A. Ribbed vaulting
B. Pointed arches
C. Stained glass
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

7. ___________ refers to finely ground pigments with a stabilizing base.

A. gouche
B. tempura
C. pieta
D. fresco
E. none of the above

8. Which of the following are NOT Baroque composers?

A. Vivaldi
B. Mozart
C. Gabrielli
D. Bach
E. none of the above

9. Which of the following is an Islam scripture?

A. Torah
B. Nirvana
C. Bhagavad Gita
D. Revelations
E. Koran

10. Which of the following people was not an architect in the Gothic Age?

A. Alexander Calder
B. Le Corbusier
C. Mies van der Rohe
D. Christopher Wren
E. Frank Lloyd Wright


11. This artist is best known for his bronze pieces:

A. Giotto
B. Da Vinci
C. el Greco
D. Vermeer
E. Donatello

12. Match the artist or author with his or her work – Jonathan Swift

A. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
B. Gulliver’s Travels
C. The Human Comedy
D. The Three Musketeers
E. Odyssey

1. B
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. E
10. A
11. E
12. B