Humanities Clep Test review
questions and answers 2026 latest.
Greek Philosophers Before Socrates - n
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Pre-Socrates
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Pythagoras - n
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6th Century B.C., a Greek philosopher and mathematician, founder of a religous
movement called Pythagoreanism
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Thales - n
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"Father of Western Philosophy". Greek philosopher who taught that the universe
had originated from water.
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Parmenides - n
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a pre-socratic Greek philosopher born in Italy. Denied the existence of time,
plurality, and motion. NO Change. Founder of Metaphysics.
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Heraclitus - n
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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).
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Zeno - n
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ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that
motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)
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Socrates - n
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Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting
Athens youth. Believed writing distorted ideas. His ideas were recorded by his
followers (Plato).
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Atomism - n
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The idea that matter is made out of atoms
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Atomists - n
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Leucippus and Democritus
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Plato - n
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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.
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Aristotle - n
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Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato, the tutor of Alexander the Great, and the author
of works on logic, metaphysics, ethics, natural sciences, politics, and poetics, he
profoundly influenced Western thought. In his philosophical system, which led him
to criticize what he saw as Plato's metaphysical excesses, theory follows empirical
observation and logic, based on the syllogism, is the essential method of rational
inquiry.
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pop art - n
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an artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from
popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art
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mosaics - n
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patterns or pictures made by embedding small pieces of stone or glass in cement
on surfaces such as walls and floors
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sculpture - n
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three dimensional work of art, statue
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bust - n
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a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
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obelisk - n
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tall, 4 sided pillar of stone that rises to a point
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multi-media - n
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using two or more types of media together to create an art object such as glitter or
beads on a painting
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louise nevelson - n
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assembled architectural sculptures of "found" wooden objects and used them to
construct screens of boxes of varied sizes which she painted in monochromatic
colors.
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constantin brancusi - n
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(1876) 19th-20th c. Romanian sculptor known for highly simplified archetypical
human and animal forms (The Kiss; Bird in Space)
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cellini - n
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goldsmith and sculptor, wrote one of the first autobiographies
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barbara hepworth - n
questions and answers 2026 latest.
Greek Philosophers Before Socrates - n
Ans✔
Pre-Socrates
Qs
Pythagoras - n
Ans✔
6th Century B.C., a Greek philosopher and mathematician, founder of a religous
movement called Pythagoreanism
Qs
Thales - n
Ans✔
"Father of Western Philosophy". Greek philosopher who taught that the universe
had originated from water.
Qs
Parmenides - n
Ans✔
a pre-socratic Greek philosopher born in Italy. Denied the existence of time,
plurality, and motion. NO Change. Founder of Metaphysics.
Qs
Heraclitus - n
Ans✔
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).
,Qs
Zeno - n
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ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that
motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)
Qs
Socrates - n
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Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting
Athens youth. Believed writing distorted ideas. His ideas were recorded by his
followers (Plato).
Qs
Atomism - n
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The idea that matter is made out of atoms
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Atomists - n
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Leucippus and Democritus
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Plato - n
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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.
,Qs
Aristotle - n
Ans✔
Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato, the tutor of Alexander the Great, and the author
of works on logic, metaphysics, ethics, natural sciences, politics, and poetics, he
profoundly influenced Western thought. In his philosophical system, which led him
to criticize what he saw as Plato's metaphysical excesses, theory follows empirical
observation and logic, based on the syllogism, is the essential method of rational
inquiry.
Qs
pop art - n
Ans✔
an artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from
popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art
Qs
mosaics - n
Ans✔
patterns or pictures made by embedding small pieces of stone or glass in cement
on surfaces such as walls and floors
Qs
sculpture - n
Ans✔
three dimensional work of art, statue
Qs
bust - n
Ans✔
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
, Qs
obelisk - n
Ans✔
tall, 4 sided pillar of stone that rises to a point
Qs
multi-media - n
Ans✔
using two or more types of media together to create an art object such as glitter or
beads on a painting
Qs
louise nevelson - n
Ans✔
assembled architectural sculptures of "found" wooden objects and used them to
construct screens of boxes of varied sizes which she painted in monochromatic
colors.
Qs
constantin brancusi - n
Ans✔
(1876) 19th-20th c. Romanian sculptor known for highly simplified archetypical
human and animal forms (The Kiss; Bird in Space)
Qs
cellini - n
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goldsmith and sculptor, wrote one of the first autobiographies
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barbara hepworth - n
