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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. In Node 3, Susan finds _________________________________.

2. What does the group view on the screen?

3. At this point, how much time remains before the final filter is destroyed?

4. What does the term "sharks" refer to?

5. What does Susan try as a password?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jabba mean when he says pass keys usually have penalty clauses?

2. What does Hale say that his plans for Digital Fortress are?

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

4. Why was the Digital Fortress algorithm a hoax?

5. Why is Susan trying to leave Crypto?

6. Neither Susan nor Jabba feel the inscription is the pass key. Why?

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

8. What happened where the filters were totally destroyed?

9. What is the problem with data banks?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tankado opposed the secrecy of TRANSLTR and devised his scheme to force the NSA to make its existence known. How did Tankado make this fact known? Do you think Tankado expected his worm to do the damage it eventually did? What would the use of the terms Hiroshima and Nagasaki indicate?

Essay Topic 2

Swathmore's actions cost the government a two billion dollar super computer and caused the death of or affected the lives of many people. Do you think Swathmore deserved to die? Why or why not? Was it poetic justice? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

What is cryptology? Explain why it is important. Have you ever had any experience with encryption programs? What is decoding and why is it important? What kind of entities are interested in breaking code and why?

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