I don't think rote memorization applies very much here. When I ask the question, we start out open, let the candidate drive, but ask lots of questions along the way, and at certain points get very detailed on aspects that we care about particularly (while skipping quickly over, for us, uninteresting ones).

If you "rote memorized" both the high level view and the raw details so well that you can freely think and talk about it during the interview, I'd say you'd have to have had some experience as well.

Now with this article memorized one could answer this question with rote memorization.

However most people are unlikely to have done that.

Instead if someone can provide a good answer they are demonstrating a deep understanding.