Question 1
Which of the following is the correct decryption of the cipher "Wklv lv d whvw phvvdjh." using a Caesar cipher with a shift of 3?
Correct Answer:
This is a test message.
Question 2
If a message is encoded with a Vigenère cipher using the keyword "KEY," what would be the first letter of the decrypted message if the ciphered letter is "F"?
Correct Answer:
E
Question 3
Which of the following ciphers is based on shifting the alphabet by a fixed number of positions?
Correct Answer:
Caesar cipher
Question 4
In a substitution cipher, the letter "L" has been replaced by the letter "X" in the ciphertext. What is this process called?
Correct Answer:
Substitution
Question 5
Using the Atbash cipher, what is the decryption of the letter "M"?
Correct Answer:
N
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