How much music theory do you actually need to pass the CMP certification?

I'm a self-taught producer with about five years of experience making beats and mixing my own tracks. My production skills are solid but my formal music theory knowledge has gaps — I understand chord progressions and scales by ear and feel, but I couldn't tell you the circle of fifths from memory or explain secondary dominants. Does the certified music producer exam penalize that kind of learner?

I'm genuinely worried the music producer certification skews toward classically trained musicians and disadvantages producers who developed their ear through practice rather than formal education. Reading through the domain descriptions it mentions harmonic analysis, form and structure, and counterpoint — which sounds more like a conservatory exam than a production cert.

I tried the CMP Composition and Music Theory practice quiz and honestly struggled with some of the notation and formal harmony questions. Should I spend serious time on theory fundamentals or is the exam more application-focused? Any advice from self-taught producers who passed would be hugely appreciated — I don't want to abandon this goal just because I didn't grow up reading sheet music.