"What can you do?  If you get another chance, are you supposed to just sit there and listen to the ridiculous control questions? "

NATE: you bring up a good point.  I always wondered after reading about the CQT format, how would my brain respond to these questions now that I am educated on the matter.  On my last exam the examiner and I went around and around in circles (before the exam) because I was afraid that I would not show a reaction on the control question because I knew I could not be disqualified for failing those, but when asked a relevant question I might physiologically respond knowing "S@*T, this a relevant question!"  In polygraph terms, I see the real "threat" question as being the relevant questions and the control question as not being a threat at all because I can't be disqualified for those, consequently making the exam not accurate.  I passed this exam and didn't understand how.  The examiner explained it that even though I "logically" see the relevant questions as a threat and the control question as not, my sub-conscience/cognitive thinking will respond regardless of what my logical brain thinks, if I was in fact telling the truth on the relevant questions.  I don't know if this was a bunch of BS or not but I passed so who knows.

PS: I didn't use counter measures on the control questions.