Critical Thinking Questions   Video Index       If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     Why do you think Whittaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss of being a member of the Communist Party? What leads us to believe that one of the two men involved in these hearings committed perjury? What is your reaction to Alger Hiss's defending statements? Do you find them convincing? Why or why not? Why was the "pumpkin microfilm" submitted to the HUAC as evidence of Alger Hiss' espionage activities? Why is it of interest that then Congressmen Richard Nixon was involved in the investigation of the "pumpkin microfilm?"