HUMANITIES STUDY GUIDE (CLEP EXAM) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

HUMANITIES STUDY GUIDE (CLEP
EXAM) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
WhichXofXtheXfollowingXisXoftenXaXsymbolXofXnewXlifeXarisingXfromXdeath?

(A)XAXgorgon

(B)XTheXminotaur

(C)XAXunicorn

(D)XAXgriffin

(E)XTheXphoenixX-XANSWERXTheXphoenix



HeXbelievedXthatXtragedyXcausesXtheXproperXpurgationXofXthoseXemotionsXofXpityXandXfearXwhichXitXhasXaro
used.

TheXauthorXandXconceptXreferredXtoXinXtheXsentenceXaboveXare



(A)XPlatoX.X.X.Xhubris

(B)XGottfriedXWilhelmXLeibnizX.X.X.Xmonad

(C)XAristotleX.X.X.XcatharsisX

(D)XJohnXLockeX.X.X.XtabulaXrasa

(E)XImmanuelXKantX.X.X.XtheXcategoricalXimperativeX-XANSWERXAristotleX.X.X.Xcatharsis



WhichXdescribesXApollo?



(A)XSonXofXZeusXandXHera,XheXisXtheXgodXofXfireXandXtheXforge.

(B)XTheXgodXofXrevelryXandXwine,XheXlaterXbecameXpatronXofXtheXtheater.

(C)XHisXdaughterXwasXbornXfull-grownXfromXhisXforehead.

(D)XEuripidesXwasXtheXfirstXtoXdepictXhimXwithXbowXandXarrow;XinXart,XheXwasXrepresentedXfirstXasXaXyouthX
andXlaterXasXaXsmallXchild.

(E)XHeXisXtheXgodXofXtheXsun,XtheXpatronXofXpoetry,XandXtheXidealXofXmaleXbeauty.X-
XANSWERXHeXisXtheXgodXofXtheXsun,XtheXpatronXofXpoetry,XandXtheXidealXofXmaleXbeauty.

,WhichXdescribesXDionysus?



(A)XSonXofXZeusXandXHera,XheXisXtheXgodXofXfireXandXtheXforge.

(B)XTheXgodXofXrevelryXandXwine,XheXlaterXbecameXpatronXofXtheXtheater.X

(C)XHisXdaughterXwasXbornXfull-grownXfromXhisXforehead.

(D)XEuripidesXwasXtheXfirstXtoXdepictXhimXwithXbowXandXarrow;XinXart,XheXwasXrepresentedXfirstXasXaXyouthX
andXlaterXasXaXsmallXchild.

(E)XHeXisXtheXgodXofXtheXsun,XtheXpatronXofXpoetry,XandXtheXidealXofXmaleXbeauty.X-
XANSWERXTheXgodXofXrevelryXandXwine,XheXlaterXbecameXpatronXofXtheXtheater.




AXshortXnarrativeXusedXtoXanswerXaXdifficultXmoralXquestionXorXtoXofferXaXmoralXtruthXisXcalled



(A)XaXparody

(B)XaXparableX

(C)XaXsatire

(D)XaXfable

(E)XanXallegoryX-XANSWERXAXparable



AristotleXconsideredXthatXonlyXtheseXtwoXliteraryXgenresXwereXworthXofXattentionXbecauseXtheyXhadXaXmim
eticXorXfigurativeXrelationXwithXtheXworld,XasXopposedXtoXaXdiegeticXorXdirectlyXrepresentativeXrelation



(A)XnovelXandXshortXstory

(B)XepicXpoetryXandXopera

(C)XcomedyXandXsoap-opera

(D)XtragedyXandXepicXpoetryX

(E)XlyricXpoetryXandXpersonalXdiaryX-XANSWERXtragedyXandXepicXpoetry



SocratesXwasXorderedXtoXdrinkXhemlockXbecause

, (A)XheXhadXmurderedXsomeone

(B)XheXplagiarizedXPlato'sXworks

(C)XheXquestionedXtheXexistenceXandXtheXauthorityXofXtheXgodsX

(D)XheXwasXconsideredXimmoralXandXaXdrunken

(E)XBXandXCX-XANSWERXheXquestionedXtheXexistenceXandXtheXauthorityXofXtheXgods



TheseXthreeXGreekXauthorsXwereXhistorians



(A)XSocrates,XPlato,XAristotle

(B)XAeschylus,XSophocles,XEuripides

(C)XPericles,XAnaximander,XLeonidas

(D)XXenophon,XThucydides,XHerodotusX

(E)XTitusXLivius,XMarcusXAurelius,XPolibiusX-XANSWERXXenophon,XThucydides,XHerodotus



TheXphilosopherXthatXproposedXtheXexistenceXofXaXworldXofXideasXtruerXthanXtheXworldXofXmaterialXappear
anceXwas



(A)XAristotle

(B)XLocke

(C)XDescartes

(D)XHume

(E)XPlatoX-XANSWERXPlato



ClassicismXisXdefinedXby



(A)XaXprofoundXbeliefXinXtheXexistenceXofXtheXgods

(B)XlinearityXofXforms,Xsimplicity,XproportionXandXsymmetryX

(C)XaXproliferationXofXadornment

(D)XaXprevalenceXofXsentimentsXoverXreason