Hi wendy,
Yes, according to Mendix's official guidance for the Advanced Developer Certification Exam, those resources are permitted during the exam. This might seem surprising at first—especially the inclusion of Mendix Docs and Academy Learning Paths, which could theoretically let you search for a lot of the answers.
Many questions require scenario-based reasoning or deeper understanding that goes beyond copying text from the docs.
Often, you need to integrate knowledge from multiple areas of Mendix (e.g., security, microflows, performance tuning), which requires deeper understanding.