Test your basic knowledge |

CLEP Humanities All In One

Subjects : clep, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (All is change).






2. Norwegian Playwright who carried realism into the dramatic presentation of domesticlife. Wrote 'A Doll's House'






3. 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






4. Both wrote music based on Don Juan






5. God of War






6. Student of Martin Heidegger - wrote 'Truth and Method' - considered to be the father of Hermeneutics - largely argued that it is impossible to be unbiased in anything - and even historical accounts are forever biased by our own experiences. As factua






7. Artist of 'Purple Robe' (1937) - 'The Blue Nude' (1907) - 'The Piano Lesson' (1916) - and 'The Moorish Screen' (1921) - Known for his bold colors and thick - vibrant brushstrokes - pioneer in the modernist movement






8. High quality rugs made by Persian Muslims - valued for their exquisite designs - vivid colors and skillful make. These rugs were in great demand from China to Europe - greatly improving the Abbasid's economy.






9. Late 20th century musical style in which brief patterns - textures - and other musical fragments are repeated for an extended period of time with trance-like persistence.






10. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson






11. The final unraveling of the plot in any story.






12. God of Marriage






13. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






14. A sect of hedonism (Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure) that believes that pleasure of the mind - not just the senses - is the ultimate good. Thoroughly defended by Ancient Greek philosophers - the base of this belief system is that the goal of every






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






16. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






17. Six tone octave scale in which all successive tones are a whole step apart.






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






19. Story of a Great battle between Greece and Troy






20. Implied comparison between two normally unrelated things - indicating a likeness between them. Words can also be used to replace other words. Example: His room is a dump.






21. French Post Impressionistic painter; Pointillism; Neo Impressionism or pointilism






22. Libertine whose focused prose - Social Contract






23. Italian sculptor renowned as a pioneer of the Renaissance style with his natural - lifelike figures - such as the bronze statue David.






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






25. Goldsmith and sculptor - wrote one of the first autobiographies






26. Science fiction writer






27. One of Socrates' students; was considered by many to be the GREATEST philosopher of western civilization. Explained his ideas about government in a work entitled The Republic. In his ideal state - the people were divided into three different groups.






28. Former monk. French humanist - wrote the comic masterpieces Gargantua and Pantagruel - stories contained gross humor.






29. United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)






30. Court dances






31. French 20th century architect






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






33. A wooden box where religious relics are stored or displayed






34. French impressionist painter






35. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






36. A tapestry that recounts the battle of hastings - A piece of linen about 1 Ft.8 in. Wide by 213 ft.long covered with embroidery representing the incidents of Willam the conqueror's expedition to England.






37. Three dimensional work of art - statue






38. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






39. 19th century French syle of painting that tried to capture the painter's immediate impressions - usually of the outdoors. In music - a term associated witht the music of Debussy and Ravel






40. Founded by the prophet Mohammad - Followers - called Muslims - go by the book of the Qur'an - the word of God as told to Mohammed. There are five basic principles to Islam: first - there is only one God - and Mohammed is the only mouthpiece of God; s






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






42. Took inspiration from Schiller's 'Ode to Joy'






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






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






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






46. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






47. Wrote Two Treatises on Government - also published An Essay Concerning Human Understanding to outline the principles of empiricism.






48. Wrote operas






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






50. Took inspiration from Schiller's 'Ode to Joy'