critique vs examen

critique and examen both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
critique	Yes	No	Yes	No
examen	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, examen is a hyponym of critique; that is, examen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than critique:

Other hyponyms of critique include knock, roast, self-criticism.

critique (noun)	examen (noun)
a serious examination and judgment of something	a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)	a critical study (as of a writer's work)

critique (verb)	examen (verb)
appraise critically