> I'm sure if the professor was great, this strategy is wonderful, but it also relies on a leap of faith in terms of the student. He was a quality professor w

> I'm sure if the professor was great, this strategy is wonderful, but it also relies on a leap of faith in terms of the student. He was a quality professor who gave full marks to answers that disagreed with what he presented in class, so long as the answers were well justified. You are right though, these types of exams can easily end up becoming a game of "can I answer how the professor wants me to answer".