Stefan Wolfe wrote:
...
being able to answer the old format seems to more accurately measure one's
basic understanding of an amplifier circuit. I vote for the old. Why did
they change it to multiple guess?



Amplifier? No such thing!

Just two types of oscillators:

1) Self-sustaining oscillator.

2) Input-controlled oscillator (smaller input--smaller oscillations,
larger input--larger oscillations, "special case"=no input--no
oscillations).

Regards,
JS