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Review for the CLEP* General Humanities Examination

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While this guide does not teach you absolutely everything you need to know to pass the exam, it teaches most of it. It gives you excellent test taking skills, which is necessary if you haven't taken a computerized CLEP exam before. (I hadn't.) Next, it gives you a good grounding on all areas covered by the exam. About half of the questions in the book were on the exam I took. Another third of the questions taught me how to answer similar questions on the actual exam. I got full point: 80 out of 80 on the exam I took using only this guide, the 10 sample questions I got from College Board for $10, and a little bit of prior knowledge. You can easily pass (50%) with this guide. GOOD LUCK to you!

I had a bear of a time finding this book, as it seems to be the only available one solely devoted to the CLEP Humanities exam. I finally found the book and used it, along with several other books, and my knowledge of trivia and famous poetry, novels, paintings, etc. to study.

Last Friday I took the test and got a 73 on it. It was taken via computer and the scores range from 20 to 80. I needed to get above a 50 in order for my college to accept the test in lieu of 6 credits, so I was very pleased and happy that I passed.

Remember, the key to passing the CLEP Humanities is to know as much as you can about poetry, architecture, paintings, novels and short stories, etc. There is no way that anyone knows everything, but if you have a mind for trivia, like I do, you will do just fine and this book can be a big help. There were even a few questions on my exam directly relating to the information I gleaned in the book.

I already sold my book on Amazon within hours!

I passed the exam with a good grade thanks, in large part, to using this book. In addition to this book, I did some further study on opera and literature. For the CLEP I took, this book did cover about 90% of the questions listed.

I just took my first CLEP test this morning. I had NO prior exposure to the subjects covered in the Humanities CLEP. I used this study guide and supplimented it with "Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia of The Arts". I also used the 4th Edition "Cracking the CLEP". There was very little material on the test that I didn't recognize. I did MUCH better than I thought I would have since, before now, I didn't know Dante from Adam. This was a huge confidence builder for me.

This book by far is a MUST HAVE if you want to PASS the Humanities CLEP exam. This book offers a broader yet pinpoint review of the material covered on the actual exam than the REA book. I passed with a 64. GET THIS BOOK!!!!

Not much to add that any of the other reviewers haven't already said, just another recommendation.
I found this book extremely helpful, especially the general outline section that does a quick summary of the history of literature, art, music, and architecture. Because of the broad nature of the humanities test, you will have to find some additional material. If you plan on taking more than one of the general exams, I highly recommend REA's General CLEP exam study guide(which includes a CD-ROM), and CLEP Success 2004. Art history books with pictures are helpful, but may not be necessary since many of the questions are based off of well known works, but DK publishing had some good general books that fit the bill nicely.

I've taken 6 CLEP tests and have used many study guides. I found this one to be the most comprehensive of all subjects. It's a great reference.

I used this study guide along with the CLEP Success book to sstudy for the Humanities CLEP test. The information provided in both books and the sample test questions definitely helped me to pass this test. I studied for a week solid and passed the test with a high score.

This book is good for those who have little background knowledge of humanities and need a starting point. I gave this book only three stars because I feel it doesn't actually teach information one needs to know for the CLEP, but focuses more on test taking skills. Even though some material covered in the book did appear on the CLEP test, I recommed using multiple references i.e. textbooks & other study guides. I passed the CLEP with a 67, but most information I found in the book did not help me too much when taking the test.

I had hoped that studying this book would give me insights and a basis to answer a good percentage of the questions on the exam. Yet, less than ten percent of the questions on my test were over material covered by this book. Fortunately. I had a broad background and am an excellent test taker and I passed the test, gaining six credits. However, more than half the questions dealt with art and authors I'd never heard of. Over all, I THINK this book helped a little, but not as much as I would have liked. (DON'T COUNT ON THIS BOOK TO GIVE YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PASS THE EXAM.)