Programming tests on pencil & paper?

How hard is it to cut off access to the Internet in a computer lab and give programming tests with a text editor and compiler? Do most universities administer tests on programming on paper, or does my school (a state university) just suck? I would have been done with that test today way faster if I had access to cutting and copying and shit, not to mention who writes a program and doesn't even compile it?

All programming tests at my university are with pencil and paper. I think being able to use a text editor in a test wouldn't hurt (I hate writing by hand) but actually compiling the programs would defeat the purpose of the tests.