CSS MCQ: CSS Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

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CSS MCQ: CSS Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

1 / 40

Which selector would select only internal links within the current page?

a[href="#"] {...}

a[href~="#"]

a[href^="#"]

a[href="#"]

2 / 40

In the following media query example, what conditions are being targeted?

@media (min-width: 1024px), screen and (orientation: landscape) { … }

The rule will apply to a device that has either a width of 1024px or wider, or is a screen device in landscape mode.

The rule will apply to a device that has a width of 1024px or narrower and is a screen device in landscape mode.

The rule will apply to a device that has a width of 1024px or wider and is a screen device in landscape mode.

The rule will apply to a device that has a width of 1024px or narrower, or is a screen device in landscape mode.

3 / 40

In the following example, what color will paragraph one and paragraph two be? (Alternative: In this example, what color will paragraphs one and two be?)

<section>
<p>paragraph one</p>
</section>

<p>paragraph two</p>

section p {
color: red;
}
section + p {
color: blue;
}

Paragraph one will be blue, paragraph two will be red.

Both paragraphs will be blue.

Paragraphs one will be red, paragraph two will be blue.

Both paragraphs will be red.

4 / 40

The values for the font-weight property can be keywords or numbers. For each numbered value below, what is the associated keyword?

font-weight: 400; font-weight: 700;

bold; normal

normal; bold

light; normal

normal; bolder

5 / 40

Which type of declaration will take precedence?

any declarations in user-agent stylesheets

important declarations in user stylesheets

normal declarations in author stylesheets

important declarations in author stylesheets

6 / 40

What is true of block and inline elements? (Alternative: Which statement about block and inline elements is true?)

By default, block elements are the same height and width as the content container between their tags; inline elements span the entire width of its container.

By default, block elements span the entire width of its container; inline elements are the same height and width as the content contained between their tags.

A <nav> element is an example of an inline element. <header> is an example of a block element.

A <span> is an example of a block element. <div> is an example of an inline element.

7 / 40

What is the difference between the margin and padding properties?

Margin adds space around and inside of an element; padding adds space only inside of an element.

Margin adds space around an element; padding adds apace inside of an element.

Margin adds a line around an element, padding adds space inside of an element.

Margin adds space inside of an element, padding adds space around an element.

8 / 40

When adding transparency styles, what is the difference between using the opacity property versus the background property with an rgba() value?

Opacity specifies the level of transparency of the child elements. Background with an rgba() value applies transparency to the background color only.

Opacity applies transparency to the background color only. Background with an rgba() value specifies the level of transparency of an element, as a whole, including its content.

Opacity specifies the level of transparency of an element, including its content. Background with an rgba() value applies transparency to the background color only.

Opacity applies transparency to the parent and child elements. Background with an rgba() value specifies the level of transparency of the parent element only.

9 / 40

When using flexbox, the "justify-content" property can be used to distribute the space between the flex items along the main axis. Which value should be used to evenly distribute the flex items within the container shown below?

justify-content: space-around;

justify-content: center;

justify-content: auto;

justify-content: space-between;

10 / 40

CSS transform properties are used to change the shape and position of the selected objects. The transform-origin property specifies the location of the element's transformation origin. By default, what is the location of the origin?

the top left corner of the element

the center of the element

the top right corner of the element

the bottom left of the element

11 / 40

CSS grid introduced a new length unit, fr, to create flexible grid tracks. Referring to the code sample below, what will the widths of the three columns be?
.grid {
display: grid;
width: 500px;
grid-template-columns: 50px 1fr 2fr;

The first column will have a width of 50px. The second column will be 50px wide and the third column will be 100px wide.

The first column will have a width of 50px. The second column will be 150px wide and the third column will be 300px wide.

The first column will have a width of 50px. The second column will be 300px wide and the third column will be 150px wide.

The first column will have a width of 50px. The second column will be 500px wide and the third column will be 1000px wide.

12 / 40

What is not true about class selectors?

Only one class value can be assigned to an element.

An element can have multiple class value.

Class selectors are marked with a leading period.

More than one element can have the same class value.

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What is not a valid way of declaring a padding value of 10 pixels on the top and bottom, and 0 pixels on the left and right?

padding: 10px 10px 0px 0px;

padding: 10px 0px;

padding: 10px 0;

padding: 10px 0px 10px 0px;

14 / 40

In the following example, which selector has the highest specificity ranking for selecting the anchor link element?

ul li a
a
.example a
div a

.example a

div a

ul li a

15 / 40

Which statement regarding icon fonts is true?

Icon fonts can be inserted only using JavaScript.

Icon fonts are inserted as inline images.

Icon fonts require browser extensions.

Icon fonts can be styled with typography-related properties such as font-size and color.

16 / 40

When using media queries, media types are used to target a device category. Which choice lists current valid media types?

print, screen, aural

print, screen, television

print, screen, speech

print, speech, device

17 / 40

Which of the following is not a valid color value?

color: #000

color: rgb(0,0,0)

color: #000000

color: 000000

18 / 40

There are many properties that can be used to align elements and create page layouts such as float, position, flexbox and grid. Of these four properties, which one should be used to align a global navigation bar which stays fixed at the top of the page?

position

flexbox

grid

float

19 / 40

What is the difference between the following line-height settings?
line-height: 20px
line-height: 2

The value of 20px will set the line-height to 20px. The value of 2 will set the line-height to twice the size of the corresponding font-size value.

The value of 20px will set the line-height to 20px. The value of 2 is not valid.

The value of 20px will set the line-height to 20px. The value of 2 will default to a value of 2px.

The value of 20px will set the line-height to 20px. The value of 2 will set the line-height to 20% of the corresponding font-size value.

20 / 40

To change the color of an SVG using CSS, which property is used?

Use background-fill to set the color inside the object and stroke or border to set the color of the border.

The color cannot be changed with CSS.

Use fill or background to set the color inside the object and stroke to set the color of the border.

Use fill to set the color inside the object and stroke to set the color of the border.

21 / 40

. What is the rem unit based on?

The rem unit is relative to the font-size of the p element.

You have to set the value for the rem unit by writing a declaration such as rem { font-size: 1 Spx; }

The rem unit is relative to the font-size of the containing (parent) element.

The rem unit is relative to the font-size of the root element of the page.

22 / 40

What selector and property would you use to scale an element to be 50% smaller on hover?

element:hover {scale: 0.5;}

element:hover {transform: scale(0.5);}

element:hover {scale: 50%;}

element:hover {transform: scale(50%);}

23 / 40

How would you make the first letter of every paragraph on the page red?

p::first-letter { color: red; }

p:first-letter { color: red; }

first-letter::p { color: red; }

first-letter:p { color: red; }

24 / 40

In the example below, when will the color pink be applied to the anchor element?

a:active {
color: pink;
}

The color of the link will display as pink after its been clicked or if the mouse is hovering over the link.

The color of the link will display as pink on mouse hover.

The color of the link will display as pink while the link is being clicked but before the mouse click is released.

The color of the link will display as pink before it has been clicked.

25 / 40

Icon fonts can be styled with typography related properties such as font-size and color. What is the difference between display:none and visibility:hidden?

Both will hide the element on the page, but display:none has greater browser support. visibility:hidden is a new property and does not have the best browser support

display:none hides the elements but maintains the space it previously occupied. visibility:hidden will hide the element from view and remove it from the normal flow of the document

display:none hides the element from view and removes it from the normal flow of the document. visibility:hidden will hide the element but maintains the space it previously occupied.

There is no difference; both will hide the element on the page

26 / 40

What is the line-height property primarily used for?

to control the height of the space between two lines of content

to control the height of the space between heading elements

to control the height of the character size

to control the width of the space between characters

27 / 40

The flex-direction property is used to specify the direction that flex items are displayed. What are the values used to specify the direction of the items in the following examples?

Example 1: flex-direction: row; Example 2: flex-direction: row-reverse; Example 3: flex-direction: column; Example 4: flex-direction: column-reverse;

Example 1: flex-direction: row-reverse; Example 2: flex-direction: row; Example 3: flex-direction: column-reverse; Example 4: flex-direction: column;

Example 1: flex-direction: row; Example 2: flex-direction: row-reverse; Example 3: flex-direction: column; Example 4: flex-direction: reverse-column;

Example 1: flex-direction: column; Example 2: flex-direction: column-reverse; Example 3: flex-direction: row; Example 4: flex-direction: row-reverse;

28 / 40

Three of these choices are true about class selectors. Which is NOT true?

Multiple classes can be used within the same element.

The same class can be used multiple times per page.

Class selectors with a leading period

Classes can be used multiple times per page but not within the same element.

29 / 40

What is the vertical gap between the two elements below?

2rem

32px

64px

4rem

30 / 40

There are two sibling combinators that can be used to select elements contained within the same parent element; the general sibling combinator (~) and the adjacent sibling combinator (+). Referring to example below, which elements will the styles be applied to?

h2 ~ p {
color: blue;
}
h2 + p {
background: beige;
}

<section>
<p>paragraph 1</p>
<h2>Heading</h2>
<p>paragraph 2</p>
<p>paragraph 3</p>
</section>

Paragraphs 2 and 3 will be blue. The h2 and paragraph 2 will have a beige background.

Paragraphs 2, and 3 will be blue, and paragraph 2 will have a beige background.

Paragraph 2 will be blue. Paragraphs 2 and 3 will have a beige background.

none of the above

31 / 40

CSS grid and flexbox are now becoming a more popular way to create page layouts. However, floats are still commonly used, especially when working with an older code base, or it you need to support older browser version. What are two valid techniques used to clear floats?

Use the "clearfix hack" on the floated element and add a float to the parent element.

Use the overflow property on the floated element or the "clearfix hack" on either the floated or parent element.

Use the "clearfix hack" on the floated element or the overflow property on the parent element.

Use the "clearfix hack" on the parent element or use the overflow property with a value other than "visible."

32 / 40

Using an attribute selector, how would you select an <a> element with a "title" attribute?

a[title]{...}

a > title {...}

a.title {...}

a=title {...}

33 / 40

If the width of the container is 500 pixels, what would the width of the three columns be in this layout?

.grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 50px 1fr 2fr; }

50px, 150px, 300px

50px, 200px, 300px

50px, 100px, 200px

50px, 50px, 100px

34 / 40

When using the Flexbox method, what property and value is used to display flex items in a column?

flex-flow: column; or flex-direction: column

flex-flow: column;

flex-column: auto;

flex-direction: column;

35 / 40

When using position: fixed, what will the element always be positioned relative to?

the closest element with position: relative

the viewport

the parent element

the wrapper element

36 / 40

Which of these would give a block element rounded corners?

corner-curve: 10px

border-corner: 10px

border-radius: 10px

corner-radius: 10px

37 / 40

By default, a background image will repeat \_\_\_

only if the background-repeat property is set to repeat

indefinitely, vertically, and horizontally

indefinitely on the horizontal axis only

once, on the x and y axis

38 / 40

When elements overlap, they are ordered on the z-axis (i.e., which element covers another). The z-index property can be used to specify the z-order of overlapping elements. Which set of statements about the z-index property are true?

Larger z-index values appear on top of elements with a lower z-index value. Negative and positive numbers can be used. z-index can only be used on positioned elements.

Smaller z-index values appear on top of elements with a larger z-index value. Negative and positive numbers can be used. z-index must also be used with positioned elements.

Larger z-index values appear on top of elements with a lower z-index value. Only positive numbers can be used. z-index must also be used with positioned elements.

Smaller z-index values appear on top of elements with a larger z-index value. Negative and positive numbers can be used. z-index can be used with or without positioned elements.

39 / 40

Which of the following is true of the SVG image format? (Alternative: Which statement about the SVG image format is true?)

CSS can be applied to SVGs but JavaScript cannot be.

SVGs work best for creating 3D graphics.

SVGs can be created as a vector graphic or coded using SVG specific elements such as , , and .

SVGs are a HAML-based markup language for creating vector graphics.

40 / 40

There are many advantages to using icon fonts. What is one of those advantages?

Icon fonts increase accessibility.

Icon fonts can be used to replace custom fonts.

Icon fonts can be styled with typography related properties such as font-size and color.

Icon fonts are also web safe fonts.

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CSS MCQ: CSS Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

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