In high school we had a professor of history that allowed us to come with notes to the exams as long as notes were hand-written. He also liked to put questions

In high school we had a professor of history that allowed us to come with notes to the exams as long as notes were hand-written. He also liked to put questions about minute details, sometimes even the footnotes. End result: I still did not remember the stuff, but I got good at making summarizing notes quickly...