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Note that FCC *eliminated* the multiple-choice Morse Code test option,
leaving only the one-minute-solid-copy and fill-in-the-blanks options.


It's my understanding that it was the NVEC council who decided to eliminate
the multiple choice option. This was for two reasons. One was to make the
exam consistent no matter which VEC was responsible for the administering
the program. Prior to that, some VECs used the multiple choice while others
used the fill in the blank. The second reason was that now only 5wpm was
needed for General and Extra, eliminating the multiple choice test would
require that the applicant have a better grasp of the code rather than being
a good guesser on the multiple choice. Part 97 only required that the
applicant pass the test and did not define how that test was to be designed
or administered.

Dee, N8UZE