I got an English degree from a middle-ranked state school and never once had a multiple-choice exam and only had two classes with fill-in-the-blanks style exams

I got an English degree from a middle-ranked state school and never once had a multiple-choice exam and only had two classes with fill-in-the-blanks style exams: 1) A chemistry class I took and 2) An art history class where we were given photos of pieces and asked to write in what culture and epoch produced them. Although the art history tests were in the above format, that class also required us to go to the local art museum, find a relevant piece, and photograph it; then go to the library and research the piece developing a thesis and a ten page paper supporting that thesis. Besides that all my coursework consisted of developing theses and then writing papers defending those theses with the grade being determined by how well we argued our point. Is this bullshit? I would say it's subjective, yes, but a part of a liberal arts education is learning to embrace the subjective nature of the human experience.