For an alternative view - I completed an FAA endorsement on a wide body jet and the 2hrs+ oral
exam on top of the written exams for systems etc was arduous and hard work. The examiner wanted 2-3 levels depth of knowledge on each and every switch and knob on the overhead panel. Once the oral had been passed we then commenced the full motion simulator training component.
It made every other endorsement I had done at the airline I work for in Oz seem trivial.
The FAAs way was certainly not a cake walk at ATPL+ level. Perhaps the basic CPL is different.