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CLEP cheat sheet

CLEP Humanities cheat sheet

A condensed reference for the formulas, graph-reading rules, and must-know facts most worth reviewing before exam day.

Art and music periods

  • Visual art: Classical → Medieval → Renaissance → Baroque → Neoclassical → Romantic → Impressionist → Modern.
  • Music: Medieval → Renaissance → Baroque (Bach) → Classical (Mozart, Haydn) → Romantic (Chopin, Wagner, Tchaikovsky) → Modern. Beethoven bridges the Classical and Romantic periods.
  • Architecture: Greek columns (Doric/Ionic/Corinthian), Gothic (pointed arch, flying buttress), Renaissance dome.

Cross-discipline recognition

  • Match a style's traits to its period (e.g., Impressionism = light, visible brushstrokes).
  • Know a few landmark works and their creators per art form.
  • Philosophy: Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Kant as recurring names.

Practice this first: Visual arts and architecture — Recognizing styles and periods of art is a large, high-yield share.

Now put it to work — practice CLEP Humanities free

Reviewing the sheet is step one. Passers are usually hitting about 70-80% on realistic practice before test day (CLEP costs about $93, with a 3-month retake lockout on a miss), so the fastest way to know you are ready is to start answering real questions.