A list of tropes that prove one's worth and competency.
- Achievement Test of Destiny
- Beef Gate
- Bringing Back Proof: A person has to bring back some evidence of what they did.
- Compete for the Maiden's Hand
- Decoy Trial
- Engagement Challenge
- Extremely Easy Exam: A comically easy exam that's almost impossible to fail, usually given by an apathetic or incompetent teacher.
- Fidelity Test
- Flagpole Challenge
- Grooming the Enemy
- Hidden Purpose Test
- Impossible Task
- Impossible Task Instantly Accomplished
- Incomprehensible Entrance Exam
- Inept Aptitude Test: An aptitude test gets a result that isn't what the person who took the test wanted and/or expected.
- Inkblot Test
- Kill Enemies to Open
- Knights and Knaves
- "Leave Your Quest" Test
- Life-or-Death Question
- Magical Girl Queenliness Test
- Moving the Goalposts: Adding a specification to your request at the last minute to get out of honoring your part of the deal after the other party has done as you asked.
- No Challenge Equals No Satisfaction: It's not very fun to accomplish your goals if doing so isn't difficult.
- Only Good People May Pass
- Only Idiots May Pass
- Only Smart People May Pass
- Only the Knowledgable May Pass
- Only the Worthy May Pass
- Pregnancy Test Plot
- Riddle Me This
- Riddle of the Sphinx
- Secret Test
- Self-Imposed Challenge
- Strength Equals Worthiness
- "Test Your Strength" Game
- These Questions Three...
- Training "Accident"
- Time Trial
- Trial by Combat
- Turing Test
- Twin Test
- Ultimate Final Exam
