It staggers me when students complain that the offered choices or statements on a test "don't match the definition in the book." Somewhere, students are not being asked to do more than memorize words, and that is passing for "education." When I say "somewhere," I mean prior to college. It is rare that I take language directly from a textbook for a test question. Typically, during class discussions I use the text as a springboard to materials from other sources. Since I teach law, those other materials tend to be court opinions and statutes. When learning rules of law, verbatim language is required. I will write fact scenarios for my test questions, then ask students to dig up the concept or doctrine or rule form their memories, then have them apply the rule to the facts. Law, like life, is not multiple choice.