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  1. Practicals

    5/5John explores Victorian medical practicals. He also asks who examines the examiners.

  2. Coursework

    4/5John investigates how coursework spread beyond school sports halls and into pupils' homes.

  3. Multiple Choice

    3/5Multiple choice was first used to test US soldiers during the First World War.

  4. Timed Essays

    2/5John finds out why timed examinations caused a small war in the Victorian establishment.

  5. Orals

    1/5John O'Farrell explores why for centuries Oxbridge finals were done out loud.