examination

Noun

• the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

• a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)

• formal systematic questioning

• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
  • when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions
    

• the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  testing , examen , interrogation , interrogatory , exam , test , scrutiny