[Fists] Dumming down

[w0oow]

I wonder if I am missing something here.  On the old General exam, I
distinctly remember having to draw schematics etc.  I wonder how a multiple
guess exam can compare?  The old and new license manuals are comparable?
What is Harrison talking about here?
73.oow

"
> Anticipating assertions that the new plan would "dumb down" Amateur
> Radio licensing, Harrison said those currently holding a ticket often
> perceive the level of complexity to have been greater when they were
> first licensed than it actually was. "Quite frankly," he said, "if you
> review the questions presented in our license manuals throughout the
> years, you will be surprised how they compare to those of today."
"