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The questions in this second quiz on CSS 1/2 are on the topics covered in the CSS Intermediate section of the site. The table below lists the lessons, a description of the lesson content and the the quiz question number range.

Lesson Summary

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CSS Intermediate Lessons Description Question Range
Lesson 1 - BackgroundsUsing Backgrounds to bring colour to the canvas of our webpages with the background, background-attachment, background-color, background-image, background-position and background-repeat CSS properties.1 - 5
Lesson 2 - Finishing The Box ModelUsing the height, min-height, max-height, width, min-width and max-width CSS dimension propertries of the CSS box model.6 - 9
Lesson 3 - Advanced Tag SelectorsA look at advanced tag selectors and how we can use them to select elements.10 - 12
Lesson 4 - Pseudo SelectorsA look at CSS Pseudo selectors and how we can use them to select our elements.13 - 15
Lesson 5 - Style InheritanceA look at Style Inheritance and the effect this has on our CSS usage.16 - 18
Lesson 6 - Specifity (the cascade)A look at Specifity (the cascade) and how and when it effects our styles.19 - 22
Lesson 7 - Positioning and FloatingA look at the position, top, right, bottom, left, clip and z-index CSS positional properties and the float and clear CSS floating properties.23 - 26
Lesson 8 - DisplayA look at the cursor, display, overflow and visibility CSS properties and their effect on HTML elements.27 - 29
Lesson 9 - CSS Intermediate SummarySummarizing the tutorials in this section.

CSS Intermediate Quiz

The quiz below tests your knowledge of the material learnt in the CSS Intermediate section of the site.

Question 1 : Which CSS property specifes whether the background image scrolls or is fixed?
- The 'background-attachment' CSS property specifes whether the background image scrolls or is fixed.
Question 2 : Is it a good practice to specify a background color as well when specifying a background image?
- It is a good practice tospecify a background color as well as a background image as this acts as a 'fallback' when an image isn't available.
Question 3 : We can use keywords, precise measurements and what else to fix a background images position?
- We can use keywords, precise measurements and percentages to fix a background images position.
Question 4 : Which CSS 'background-repeat' property value will repeat an image horizontally and vertically.?
- A declaration group must have at least one declaration and can have many more than 1.
Question 5 : We can set all other background properties using the CSS background shorthand property?
- yes we can set all other background properties using the CSS background shorthand property.
Question 6 : Why would you use the CSS 'overflow' property with the CSS 'height' property?
- You would you use the CSS 'overflow' property with the CSS 'height' property because a user can change their browser font size.
Question 7 : The min and max height/width properties allow us to set a finite size for?
- The min and max height/width properties allow us to set a finite size for our boxes or the whole viewable screen (via the body element).
Question 8 : The width and height CSS properties allow us to set the dimensions for a box element?
- The width and height CSS properties allow us to set the dimensions for the content part of a box element, not the entire box element which includes padding, border and margin as well.
Question 9 : What is the default property value of CSS 'line-height' property?
- The default property value of CSS 'line-height' property is <em>normal</em> which allows the browser to assign the 'line-height' property value based on the box font-size.
Question 10 : Which of the following is an example of a child selector?
- We use the <code>></code> symbol (greater than) for child selectors, so <code>div>p</code> is an example of a child selector.
Question 11 : Which of the following is an example of a descendant selector?
- Valid descendant selectors have a space between the ancestor and descendant, so <code>div p</code> is an example of a descendant selector.
Question 12 : Which of the following is an example of an adjacent sibling selector?
- We use the <code>+</code> symbol (plus) for adjacent sibling selectors, so <code>div+p</code> is an example of an adjacent sibling selector.
Question 13 : How many pseudo-class selectors are there available for our use in CSS 1/2?
- There are 7 pseudo-class selectors available for our use in CSS 1/2, these being <code>:first-child</code>, <code>:lang(language-code)</code>, <code>:active</code>, <code>:hover</code>, <code>:link</code>, <code>:visited</code> and <code>:focus</code>.
Question 14 : How many pseudo-element selectors are there available for our use in CSS 1/2?
- There are 4 pseudo-element selectors available for our use in CSS 1/2, these being <code>:first-letter</code>, <code>:first-line</code>, <code>:before</code>, and <code>:after</code>.
Question 15 : Which of the mouse pseudo-class selectors is the least useful for a user?
- The <code>:active</code> mouse pseudo-class selector determines how a link looks as a visitor clicks on it so for a user the use of this selector may not even be apparent.
Question 16 : Which HTML tag is at the top of the inheritance hierarchy?
- The body HTML tag is at the top of the inheritance hierarchy.
Question 17 : Style inheritance only applies to the direct descendants of a HTML tag?
- Style inheritance only applies to all all generations of a HTML tag.
Question 18 : All CSS properties are inheritable?
- Not all CSS properties are inheritable; as an example we wouldn't want all descendants to inherit the 'border' CSS property.
Question 19 : What specifity value does a tag selector have?
- A tag selector has a specifity value of 1.
Question 20 : What specifity value does an id selector have?
- An id selector has a specifity value of 100.
Question 21 : If you have a class selector, id selector and inline style being used to style an element which one will the browser use?
- The inline style will be used to style an element as it has a specifity of 1000 compared to the class and id selectors which have lower specifities.
Question 22 : What happens when two styles for a selector in a stylesheet have the same specifity?
- When two styles for a selector in a stylesheet have the same specifity the style that appears last in our stylesheets wins.
Question 23 : Which positional CSS property allows us to specify the displayable dimensions, of a visible, absolutely positioned element?
- The 'clip' positional CSS property allows us to specify the displayable dimensions, of a visible, absolutely positioned element.
Question 24 : What does the 'float' CSS property allow us to do?
- The spaces in the border are filled with the background colour.
Question 25 : The CSS 'z-index' property allows us to specify a stack order along the z-axis for?
- The CSS 'z-index' property allows us to specify a stack order along the z-axis for positioned elements.
Question 26 : What integer property values can we use with the 'z-index' CSS property?
- We can use negative and positive integers with the 'z-index' CSS property to sort the stack order of positioned elements.
Question 27 : Which CSS property specifies the type of box generated for an element?
- The 'display' CSS property specifies the type of box generated for an element.
Question 28 : Which CSS property specifies whether the type of box generated is rendered?
- The 'visibility' CSS property specifies whetherthe type of box generated is rendered.
Question 29 : What is the default property value of the 'overflow' CSS property?
- The default property value of the 'overflow' CSS property is <em>:visible</em> which means the content will not be clipped and will be visible outside the element's box.
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