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Cryptographic Methods in Ancient Rome
  • 1. What is the primary purpose of cryptography in Ancient Rome?
A) To entertain the populace
B) To record historical events
C) To promote trade
D) To secure military communications
  • 2. Which famous Roman general is known for using a simple encryption method?
A) Augustus
B) Julius Caesar
C) Marcus Aurelius
D) Cicero
  • 3. What is the name of the cipher that rotates the letters in the alphabet?
A) Vigenère Cipher
B) Transposition Cipher
C) Caesar Cipher
D) Substitution Cipher
  • 4. What is a key feature of the Caesar Cipher?
A) Use of symbols
B) Fixed letter shift
C) Variable key length
D) Complex algorithms
  • 5. What was often the fate of captured cryptographers in Ancient Rome?
A) Exile
B) Imprisonment
C) Execution
D) Bribery
  • 6. What was a scytale?
A) A military strategy
B) A codebook
C) A type of wax tablet
D) A rod used for transposition cipher
  • 7. What was a common material used for writing encoded messages in Ancient Rome?
A) Wax tablets
B) Animal hides
C) Papyrus scrolls
D) Stone tablets
  • 8. What does the term 'cryptography' literally mean?
A) Ancient scripts
B) Code breaking
C) Secure messaging
D) Secret writing
  • 9. How did Romans often decode messages?
A) Genetic coding
B) Artistic interpretation
C) Mathematical algorithms
D) Frequency analysis
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