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Myszkowski transposition cipher

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the correct spelling?

a)

myskowski transposition cipher

b)

myswkoski transposition cipher

c)

myszskowski transposition cipher

d)

myszkowski transposition cipher

2.

myszkowski transposition cipher is a variant of

a)

rail fence cipher

b)

double transposition

c)

columnar transposition

d)

disrupted transposition

3.

The keyword is used to show how many rows there needs to be in the grid

a)

True

b)

False

4.

what does plaintext mean

a)

text before encryption

b)

text after encryption

c)

text before decryption

d)

text after decryption

5.

how to determine the number of rows in the grid

a)

(number of alphabets in plaintext)

divide

(number of alphabets in keyword)

b)

(number of alphabets in keyword)

divide

(number of alphabets in plaintext)

c)

(number of repeating alphabets in keyword)

divide

(number of repeating alphabets in plaintext)

d)

(number of repeating alphabets in plaintext)

divide

(number of repeating alphabets in keyword)

6.

Encrypt the following message with myszkowski transposition cipher

Plaintext: Advance to the front lines

Key: Enemy

Dont include spaces in the encryption



(a)  

7.

Decrypt the following message using the myszkowski transposition cipher

Ciphertext: TNRGDMEIRXERWIXHAOTXEGNEX

Include spaces in the plaintext

(a)  

8.

The myzskowski transposition cipher was proposed by

a)

Emile Victoria Theodore Myszkowski

b)

Emile Victor Theodore Myskowski

c)

Emile Victor Theodor Myszkowski

d)

Emile Theodore Victor Myszkowski

9.

The myszkowski transposition cipher was proposed in which year?

a)

1789

b)

1963

c)

1878

d)

1902

10.

What are the steps for encrypting messages in transposition cipher

1-write out plaintext in grid

2-number each letter in the keyword

3-choose a keyword

4-read down the column

a)

1-3-2-4

b)

1-2-3-4

c)

3-1-2-4

d)

3-2-1-4