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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offered to sell the pass key to Numataka?

2. When does the Director order a crew to be sent to Crypto?

3. As Swathmore returns to Node 3, Susan is referred to as his ______________.

4. How does Becker exit the Cathedral?

5. Brinkerhoff describes the cryptodome as ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Susan learn from Swathmore's pager?

2. Why was the Digital Fortress algorithm a hoax?

3. When Swathmore is in the sub level resetting the power, what becomes clear?

4. What happened where the filters were totally destroyed?

5. Using the Internet for a reference, what do they finally decide to use?

6. What is one of the first things that Susan sees when she enters the main databank's chamber?

7. Swathmore was begging Susan to stay with him. What did he know when he saw the pager messages?

8. During the video conference, why does Susan scream?

9. When does Fontaine begin to realize the seriousness of the situation?

10. When does Becker begin to think of Susan when he is in Santa Cruz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What good are security procedures if employees violate them? Security procedures, including need-to-know, have a purpose. Discuss this purpose and apply it to the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What was Tankado's grudge against the United States? Why did he harbor this grudge? Do you think this had anything to do with his scheme and the the mention of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the message in the Caesar's Box. Do you think he set out to destroy TRANSLTR?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the danger of a Digital Fortress encryption program to an entity like the NSA. What would it mean for super computers like TRANSLTR? What does the Bergofsky Principle mean? Why is it the first thing everybody mentions when they hear about the Digital Fortress encryption program?

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