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Decrypting the Caesar Cipher Challenge

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Caesar cipher is a type of:

a)

Substitution cipher

b)

Transposition cipher

c)

Stream cipher

d)

Block cipher

2.

If the word "HELLO" is encrypted using a Caesar cipher with a key of 3, what is the resulting ciphertext?

a)

KHOOR

b)

IFMMP

c)

JGNNQ

d)

EBIIL

3.

Decrypt the message "WKH FDW VDW RQ WKH PDW" using a Caesar cipher with a key of 3.

a)

THE CAT SAT ON THE MAT

b)

THE DOG SAT ON THE MAT

c)

THE CAT RAN ON THE MAT

d)

THE CAT SAT IN THE HAT

4.

What is the key if the plaintext "BRITAIN" is encrypted as "EULWDLQ" using a Caesar cipher?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

5.

Which letter does 'D' become if encrypted with a Caesar cipher key of 5?

a)

I

b)

H

c)

F

d)

J

6.

Decrypt the ciphertext "QEB NRFZH YOLTK CLU GRJMP LSBO QEB IXWV ALD" using a Caesar cipher with a key of 23.

a)

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

b)

THE SLOW BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

c)

THE QUICK GREY FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

d)

THE QUICK BROWN DOG JUMPS OVER THE LAZY FOX

7.

If the letter 'Z' is encrypted with a Caesar cipher key of 2, what does it become?

a)

B

b)

A

c)

C

d)

D

8.

Which of the following is NOT a property of the Caesar cipher?

a)

It uses a fixed shift for all letters

b)

It is a symmetric cipher

c)

It uses a variable key for each letter

d)

It is a monoalphabetic cipher

9.

If the ciphertext "FRPSXWHU" is decrypted with a Caesar cipher key of 3, what is the plaintext?

a)

COMPUTER

b)

COMPILER

c)

CONSUMER

d)

CONTAINER

10.

What is the result of encrypting "LONDON" with a Caesar cipher key of 1?

a)

MPOEPO

b)

MPMEPO

c)

MPMEON

d)

MPNDPO