<p>I think I have a good shot of passing the exemption test. I've been doing some studying of my own and now know every country except for the carribean and oceania islands (which I'll work on). My question concerns how the exemption test is formatted. Are we given a blank map and told to fill out the country names? I read somewhere else online that you are also provided with clues as to wars and independance dates. So....what's the deal? Thanks for any responses.</p>
<p>I thought you also had to know Capitals, Major Rivers, Lakes, etc…but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>Yeah, the test covers waaaayyyy more than just locations. If it were just that I think most people would pass the exemption test no problem. From what I know, it’s locations, capitals, political systems, exports/imports and basic history. Out of the hundreds of people who head off to SFS every year, only 3 or 4 pass the exemption test.</p>
<p>It’s a multiple choice test, covering way more than just locations. Principally it includes the following: colonial history, border disputes, recent wars/conflicts, essential situation of a country, some just plain what is the country labeled #46, geostrategic significance. I’m probably leaving something out.</p>
<p>If you know the name of every country in the world, what border disputes it has, and who (if any) colonized it, you will have a good chance at success, but it’s still hard. It’s harder to pass the exemption test than the regular test (i.e., you need a higher score and some people think the questions are harder)</p>
<p>potatoes is correct…BUT, Map is basically like initiation in to the SFS, so I would recommend just taking the class. It’s only an hour a week, and if you are good enough to pass the exemption test, you will certainly pass the regular test b/c the percentage needed for that test is lower than for the exemption test.</p>