Vigenère Cipher Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the Vigenère Cipher a variation of?
The Enigma Machine
The Caesar Cipher
The Morse Code
The Playfair Cipher
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.1B
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How does the Vigenère Cipher encrypt messages?
By using a single substitution for each letter
By transposing characters based on a keyword
By applying a series of different Caesar Ciphers based on a keyword
By shifting the entire alphabet by a set number for each message
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5A
CCSS.L.1.5B
CCSS.L.K.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the Vigenère Cipher considered to be in terms of encryption method?
A complex form of transposition cipher
A simple form of polyalphabetic substitution
A basic form of monoalphabetic substitution
An advanced form of the Enigma encryption
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5A
CCSS.L.1.5B
CCSS.L.K.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which historical figure was the Vigenère Cipher falsely attributed to?
Giovan Battista Bellaso
Blaise de Vigenère
Julius Caesar
Leonardo da Vinci
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.1B
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In what year was the Vigenère Cipher originally described by Giovan Battista Bellaso?
1453
1553
1653
1753
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.1B
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Who is credited with the first well-documented description of a polyalphabetic cipher?
Johannes Trithemius
Leon Battista Alberti
Blaise de Vigenère
Julius Caesar
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.1B
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is the Vigenère Cipher sometimes called due to its association with Leon Battista Alberti?
Alberti Disc
Trithemius Amanuensis
Caesar Shift
Tabula Recta
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5A
CCSS.L.1.5B
CCSS.L.K.5A
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