“Grave” means “strong,” “sincerity” means “honesty.” Since every other answer conveys the idea of negativity or sarcasm (or just plain “neutrality”), this one is an easy takeaway – (A) is the only answer.

Could this possibly be literally in line 1. Yes:

“…with grave sincerity”

Oh. Well that’s obvious. Think of a synonym for “grave” and one for “sincerity.”

(D) seems like the right answer. But it isn’t. Why? It ignores both the last line, which is a “course of action,” and misses the main idea: this is about a problem, but the focus is on a broad solution. Since spam is not protected speech, there is nothing to analyze about that topic.

…so (E) makes sense. It seems small, but remember: these passages are short and basic. A one sentence course of action is still a course of action!

Again, using the “main idea” strategy from above, this is easy!

“‘With regard to a seemingly similar problem, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 made it illegal in the United States to send unsolicited faxes; why not extend the act to include unsolicited bulk e-mail?’”

Don’t overthink this – the last sentence gives away that this is a plan of action to solve spam. The main idea was the first sentence, that spam is a problem, and the last gives a solution…

Accordingly, only © can be right – the person in passage 1 does not care about vendor’s rights, economic loss, the “complexity” of the debate, or freedom of speech. The primary discussion is about spam as an issue, and thus they would agree with anything that suggests that spam is an issue.

This is a mouthful, but is far easier than it looks: take it in steps.

Step 1: Find lines 16-21 in passage 2.

Step 2: Read said lines.

Step 3: Head back to Question 6, the “main idea” of passage 1.

Step 4: Compare the two ideas – since passage 1 focuses only on giving information rather than an argument, we know that they agree with the Court’s opinion on spam.

And since the main idea of passage 1 is purely informative, (E) is the only possible option. “Highlighting” in this sense does not mean a marker, but pointing out the key points of something. This passage pointed out the key points of spam emails, and thus is “highlighting a concern.”

Using the “main idea” strategy from above, this one’s a cinch:

“‘It’s becoming a major systems and engineering and network problem,” says one e-mail expert. “Spammers are gaining control of the Internet.’”

That sounds like an informative sentence, right? No selling of a solution, no comparison, no conflict – just pure information. You didn’t even have to read the entire passage to get the scoop!

Again, another almost – the meaning of cultivated can be used here, but it’s not the most common definition. Instead, rules restrict the options, not form a basis for new ones. Cross this one out.