What! I Have to Take a Driver's Test?

I've held a driver's license in three states: Michigan, Ohio and Florida.
The only time there was any kind of testing involved was when I got my very FIRST license, the one that comes right after the learner's permit.
You see, when you give up your license from one state in exchange for another, it's for the most part an even exchange. They confiscate the old one and hand over the new one.
Not so easy in North Carolina.
If you want to drive in this state, at least as a resident, you have to prove you're worth by taking a test. And it isn't even a road test. It's a WRITTEN test. And, I heard from a co-worker who moved here several months before I did, that it's a real doozy.
He said that his wife barely passed and he actually FAILED and had to take it again. That is not what I wanted to hear.
The killer question had something to do with tractors and the allowable proximity to farm animals, I believe. (I don't recall THAT one on the driver's test in Michigan.)

He suggested I visit the DMV website and download the drivers guide so the same thing won't happen to me. Needless to say I went straight to the site and did just that. Looks like I've got some brushing up to do.
But before you laugh, put yourself in my shoes. How many of you veteran drivers out there would jump at the chance to take that written test all over gain. And how many of you would fail?