I think there are two sides to this issue:
– Who is the target for the Advanced test? Maybe forcing players on a beginner to medium level with little game experience to take the Advanced test is not the right approach due to the problems mentioned above, that is something which has to be reevaluated. The way I saw the Advanced test used originally was mainly for international competitions like Worlds and I think to this day there are questions in the test focusing on difference in rules (USAUltimate vs. WFDF) and addressing cultural differences in rules interpretation.
– I’d be in favour of making the test more engaging but I would be careful with video parts: I’ve spent too many hours looking at learning videos containing very little relevant information (*cough* WADA *cough*). Keeping videos short and to the point would be very important to me.
But I totally agree that the self-refereeing part of Ultimate is a unique selling point and I’d encourage WFDF to spend some resources on making the rules as accessible as possible, even if that means hiring professional writers / learning experts.