AFTER 40 YEARS, THE COMPLETE PENTAGON PAPERS
by Michael Cooper and Sam Roberts2011
PART A: Which statement best expresses the central idea of the article?

A
The release of the full Pentagon Papers, 40 years after their initial leak, will not provide the public with any information they didn’t already know.
B
Despite the government’s claims to release the full Pentagon Papers, it has become clear that parts of the documents will be altered or removed completely.
C
The government’s decision to release the full Pentagon Papers reaffirms the public’s belief that the United States values both security and its citizens’ constitutional rights.
D
While the public will have complete access to the Pentagon Papers, some people question the time it took to publish them and the government’s continued secrecy.

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PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

A
“‘The reasons are very clearly domestic political reasons, not national security at all. The reasons for the prolonged secrecy are to conceal the fact that so much of the policy making doesn’t bear public examination.’” ( Paragraph 4)
B
“Archivists touched off a new round of feverish speculation when they originally announced that 11 never-before-published words of the 7,000-page report would remain redacted all these years later” ( Paragraph 8)
C
“When Mr. Ellsberg originally leaked the Pentagon Papers, he did so because he wanted to stop the Vietnam War — so he left out sections about peace negotiations with North Vietnam.” ( Paragraph 14)
D
“Mr. Ellsberg said he wished more people would come forward to release information that could stop these wars, praising Pfc. Bradley E. Manning” ( Paragraph 22)