The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory is the standard for court-appointed psych eval's (730) currently. It takes between 1-2 hours on average, and can be administered both to the blind (may not apply here...I'd hope:Wow1
or to the illiterate. Someone questioned whether or not the government could be trusted to render a fair test. This test is precisely the test I would have in mind. It is extremely accurate. It is not a pass/fail in the usual sense. There are no right or wrong answers. Basically, you are telling the test how you're hardwired. I took it several years ago and was astounded at how well it nailed who I am.
In the context of a half-day course giving 3-1/2 hours of training, 1/2 hour written test and the remaining dedicated to this test...it doesn't seem extreme. One half day course.