Isn't this in the same category as asking someone questions on some java API which could be easily found online via any search engine ? That's what most certification programs do nowadays - focus on rote memorization.
In today's environment - yes absolutely ! I mean they're treated like a commodity. Managers like to view them as pieces of in industrial machinery pipeline that can be plugged in interchangeably on any project. Sadly, this is the state of things.
So if I'm coding up a LinkedList or a Binary Tree today, instead of using a raw pointer or shared_ptr, should i be using a unique_ptr to prevent circular references ?