Is photographing a previous exam paper and reviewing it later considered cheating, and should the excellence award be refused because of that?
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This is not considered cheating, whether the professor requested the deletion of the questions or not. Their appearance in a future exam is merely a possibility. This is confirmed by the fact that the questioner answered them successfully and did not rely solely on them, but also studied from the book.
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