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So many questions, so little time...

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We've kept these passages on ice for you. Hit pause and let the defrosting begin...

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The author of Passage 2 would likely respond to the efforts of the group described in Passage

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1 by...what?

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And here are the potential answers...

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The author of Passage 1 is just reporting the facts about these politicians' wives

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who wanted to censor those demonic rock stars...

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...while the author of Passage 2 thinks that it's those politician's wives who are

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demonic.

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One author is unbiased, and the other has a strong opinion.

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There's no way (B) is correct.

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The author of Passage 2 obviously hates the idea of censorship and would let Judas Priest

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sell their albums in church if they wanted.

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OK, so maybe Author Number 2 wouldn't go quite that far.

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Choice (D) is wrong for the same reason as choice (B).

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Author #2 thinks the rockers should be able to rock out any way they please.

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He does allude to the fact that gangsta rap is considered more hardcore than classic rock

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like The Beatles.

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The author only brings up the comparison to show how pointless censorship is, though.

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Sorry, choice (E), we're going to have to censor you from our list.

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Though Author #2 obviously thinks the censorship enthusiasts are terrible people...

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...he or she doesn't bring up any conspiracy theories about what their political motives

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might be.

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Choice (C) is out. Since Passage 2 seems more interested in making

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a point about how people react to censorship, especially in lines 24 through 26...

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...(A) is the best answer.

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Great... now Passage 1 and Passage 2 can get back in their hat.

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