Course Overview

The Humanities CLEP exam is a broad exam covering literature, art, and music and other performing arts. You are not expected to know a lot of in-depth information about any of the exam areas; rather you're expected to know a little bit about everything. For this reason, InstantCert's course for this subject is designed to give you a broad overview of each of the subject areas, making sure you're exposed to all of the most important works and concepts without going into too much depth on anything.

Topics Covered in This Course

Literature

Drama
Poetry
Fiction
Nonfiction (including philosophy)

The Arts

Visual Arts: painting, sculpture, etc.
Visual Arts: architecture
Performing arts: music
Performing arts: film, dance, etc.

Customer Test Results for the Humanities CLEP

227 users submitted test results since January, 2009
217 of those users reported a passing score (96%)


The following are a sample of the test results submitted by members who’ve taken the Humanities CLEP exam after using InstantCert’s study program. These are unfiltered, unedited results and this list is automatically updated to show the ten most recent results:

September 9, 2010 User  passed with a score of 60 out of 80
September 1, 2010 User  passed with a score of 62 out of 80
August 30, 2010 User  passed with a score of 54 out of 80
August 26, 2010 User  passed with a score of 58 out of 80
August 25, 2010 User  passed with a score of 59 out of 80
August 21, 2010 User  passed with a score of 50 out of 80
August 18, 2010 User  passed with a score of 63 out of 80
August 18, 2010 User  passed with a score of 63 out of 80
August 15, 2010 User  passed with a score of 70 out of 80
August 12, 2010 User  passed with a score of 51 out of 80

Free Sample Of Humanities CLEP Questions

Get a taste of the InstantCert study experience with five actual flashcards pulled from our database. Remember, you're not expected to know anything about the subject beforehand. Just read the question, think about what the answer might be (typing it is optional), and then click "Continue" when you're ready to see the answer and explanation.

Question 1 of 5

At the end of ____________, the only character left standing is Horatio.


Your Answer:  

Related Exams with Overlapping Subject Matter

The Humanities exam doesn't go into enough depth in any one specific subject area to say that it has significant overlap with another exam. However, studying for the Humanities exam will give you a headstart on preparing for any of the Literature CLEP exams or perhaps even the Art of the Western World DSST exam.