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CLEP Humanities Exam Practice Test 2
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The CLEP Humanities test contains 140 multiple-choice questions and has a time limit of 90 minutes.

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CLEP Humanities Exam Practice Test 2
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1. One of the most respected writers of the twentieth century, this author penned several novels that focused on the difficulties of war and man’s struggles against nature, which often served as a reflection of his personal life experiences. Among his most famous works were For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Old Man and the Sea, and A Farewell to Arms.
The author referred to above is
2. Refer to the following people:
Which is a group of film directors?
3. Written in 1787 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, this opera follows the story of a young, ill-behaving nobleman who cruelly mistreats everyone in his life until his boorish ways lead him to a harrowing yet deserved fate.
The work described is
4. Often called the “Father of Modern Philosophy,” his writings, particularly Meditations on First Philosophy, played a major role in the development of Western philosophy since the seventeenth century. He is also considered one of the major figures in the school of rationalism.
The philosopher described above is
5. Atticus Finch, Boo Radley, and Mayella Ewell are all characters featured in which novel?
6. Which twentieth-century composer wrote Rhapsody in Blue?.
7. A strange inventor creates a dancing, life-sized doll with which a young man, mistaking it for a real girl, falls in love, much to the dismay of his jilted fiancé, who later dresses up as the doll to win back his heart.
Which ballet does the sentence above describe?
8. The Divine Comedy, one of the best-known epics, was written by
9. Matsuo Bashō is best known for his contributions to which form of poetry?
10. Which line is from Othello?
11. The work pictured above is a self-portrait by which artist?
12. A young girl who suffered through frequent abuse both as an orphan being raised by her aunt and as a student at a strict boarding school becomes a governess and falls in love with the master of the house, only to have her wedding plans interrupted by a stunning secret from his past.
Which novel does the sentence above describe?
13. Which line is from Macbeth?
14. Refer to the following people:
Which is a group of playwrights?
15. During the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this English author penned four novels and fifty-six short stories starring fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, a character who has become synonymous with the detective fiction genre.
The sentence above refers to
16. The artists who participated in this twentiethcentury art movement created works specifically designed to express the imagery experienced in dreams and were heavily influenced by the Freudian concept of the unconscious.
Which of the following movements is referred to above?
17. In Praise of Folly, a sixteenth-century essay that decried the ongoing corruption in the Roman Catholic Church, was written by
18. Which follows the story of a young orphan boy as he struggles to cope with his difficult existence?
19. A strong believer in the American Dream and the promise of easily attainable success, this apprehensive, delusional traveling salesman becomes increasingly frustrated as he realizes neither he nor his sons have achieved his dream and, as a result, his mental state quickly begins to deteriorate.
20. A row of columns that carries an entablature or arches is known as a
21. The Republic, an Ancient Greek dialogue that describes justice and attempts to define the characteristics of a just city and a just man, was written by
22. This Romantic era composer completed a total of seven symphonies, eleven overtures, eleven operas, three ballets, and a wide range of other works. Some of his most famous works include the 1812 Overture, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker.The composer is
23. In the midst of World War II, a cynical nightclub owner is faced with the dilemma of choosing between being with the woman he loves or assisting her and her husband, a Czech Resistance leader, to safely escape from Nazi-occupied, Vichy-controlled North Africa.
This sentence describes which of the following films?
24. On the Origin of Species, a highly influential piece of scientific literature that served to lay the groundwork for the theory of evolution, was written by
25. Refer to the following people:
Which is a group of novelists?