I've taken alot of essay exams, especially in high school. I like them, I just hope i am well prepared for the questions. The handouts were pretty straight forward and simple. They said things like make sure you answer to question and plan ahead. I'm pretty good at structuring essays. I think an essay exam is perfect for this book because there are sooo many facts and names that it would get confusing trying to memorize little details for a multiple choice test. I think we are spending a lot of time preparing for the test in class, maybe even too much. I guess some people need that though and all it will do it help. Some seem to be worried about the tie limit but i am not. maybe that is because i always take tests very fast. So fast that i get embarrassed to turn them i early so i wait around till someone else does. I have alot of stuff that i have to write into my book before we take the test, whenever that is