Sometimes memorization itself is important to a role. How would you test for that, if not an exam that tests memorized facts? From recent personal experience:

Sometimes memorization itself is important to a role. How would you test for that, if not an exam that tests memorized facts? From recent personal experience: pilots need to know certain information so that it can be employed on a whim to help solve time-critical problems. The written exam (which precedes a practical exam) definitely requires memorization.