''That doesn't mean it is easy. It just means you already knew the material.'''
Is that because he learned it from studying the JAA syllabus?
The answers to FAA questions can be learned from the study books prior to sitting in front of the computer for a couple of hours. You needn't understand the answers - just which one to click from memory when that question comes up. I too took the FAA exams after having done the UK ATPL and found them very easy. I'm not saying the UK syllabus was particularly relevant, but it does give you a much better knowlegde base. And quite a few licencing agencies around the world agree - FAA ATPLs often require a lot of exams to be taken for conversion.