Quote Originally Posted by Logos
In almost all multiple choice questions, the possible choices for the correct answer can almost always be narrowed down to two options. And the multiple choice questions, you do not have to know what something is, you just have to know what it is not. But I've never liked multiple choice questions as often the meaning of the answer choices are often quite vague to the point where I could usually make a cohesive argument for several of the answers.
a-ha! thank you for putting that so succinctly. that's what i tend to do, go through and pick out what i know is definitely not right, then figure it out the rest through whatever method seems appropriate at the time.