<p>if you don't understand any of the material and it's the day before the final... looking at an answer key probably won't help you.</p>
<p>Probably not...although being familiar with the questions when you're familiar with the topic in general is certainly nice--I know from the experience of having taught certification courses and then be recerted with those same tests I administer! It's not really the fact that I know the answers to the test in and out (I don't), but because I'm familiar with the tests, I can easily glance down a page and instantly pick out the right answers virtually 100% of the time.</p>
<p>well yes I suppose, if the answers are there to be picked out... if it has a question and a blank page to write in, that's another story.</p>
<p>Word gets around and there's always one student on the class who's willing to tell the prof, if for no other reason but to depress the curve. If you're known to not be doing so well in the class and suddenly get the top score in the class, well...just a little suspicious ;)</p>