Which of the following occurs when a fraudulent buyer submits high bids to discourage other bidders, and then retracts the bids so people they know can get the item at a lower price?

a. Shill bidding
b. Bid shielding
c. Bid siphoning
d. None of the above

Answer B.

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In the castle game, the player must answer a riddle correctly or provide a password in order to pass through to the Courtyard. Add that to your game.

Note: The answer will need to include a new file-level variable, a change to the showGate function (to prompt the riddle/password) and a change to the pickRoom function (to allow for the riddle/password answer).

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