Sample med school question

For anyone interested in going to med school, be prepared for questions similar to this.

Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers from the superior salivatory nucleus facilitate lacrimation. These fibers synapse with postganglionic parasympathetic fibers in which ganglion?

I know I should have learned what those words mean, but by the end of the day when I've been studying for too long, I couldn't tell you what half those words mean.
I wonder what PA school is like...