HTML Quiz Questions

Question 1

Where do you put non-visible content about the HTML document?

Answer 1

The head element

Question 2

What is the purpose of a doctype declaration?

Answer 2

It declares the type of HTML version

Question 3

What is the purpose of HTML attributes?

Answer 3

Attributes provide additional information

about the contents of an element

Question 4

Give an example of an HTML entity (escape character).

Answer 4

Ampersand: &

Copyright symbol: ©

Question 5

What three HTML elements do you use to build a description list?

Answer 5

description term, description definition, description list

Question 6

Give five examples of HTML element tags.

Answer 6

Answers vary

Question 7

What is the difference between an ordered list and an unordered list in HTML?

Answer 7

An ordered list in numbered

An unordered list is bulleted

Question 8

Where do you put visible content about the HTML document?

Answer 8

The body element

Question 9

Where do the head and body tags go in a valid HTML document?

Answer 9

In the HTML element

Question 10

What is an absolute URL?

Answer 10

A URL with a full domain name

Question 11

What is a relative URL?

Answer 11

A URL with only folder names

Question 12

What other ways can we use an anchor tag?

Answer 12

Navigating to a different part of the web page

Question 13

How do you indicate the parent folder in a path?

Answer 13

With a ../

Question 14

How do you indicate the child folder in a path?

Answer 14

With a /childFolderName

Question 15

How do you indicate the grand parent folder in a path?

Answer 15

With a ../../

Question 16

How do you indicate the current folder in a path?

Answer 16

Use the file name

Question 17

What are the six primary HTML elements for creating tables?

Answer 17

1. table
2. table row
3. table data
4. t head
5. t body
6. table heading

Question 18

What purpose do the thead and tbody elements serve?

Answer 18

They help with labeling and screen readers can see them

Question 19

Give two examples of data that would lend itself well to being displayed in a table.

Answer 19

Anything with data

Question 20

Why are forms useful?

Answer 20

They are useful to receive data

Question 21

What attribute do you have to match between a label and an input?

Answer 21

For and ID

Question 22

What type of input allows you to select multiple items in a dropdown?

Answer 22

Select element

Question 23

What is the action of a form?

Answer 23

It is the URL for the page on the server that will receive the information in the form when it is submitted.

Question 24

What is the purpose of an HTML form element?

Answer 24

To get data

Question 25

Give five examples of form control elements.

Answer 25

1. select
2. input (has a bunch)
3. textarea
4. button
5. form

Question 26

Give three examples of type attributes for HTML elements.

Answer 26

1. radio
2. password
3. text

Question 27

Why would we choose specific element types when we have elements such as div and span which can be used for anything?

Answer 27

Semantics

Question 28

What factors contribute to a well-designed HTML document?

Answer 28

Semantics and organization

Question 29

How do block-level elements affect the document flow?

Answer 29

creates a new line for itself, takes as much space as needed

Question 30

How do inline elements affect the document flow?

Answer 30

Inline takes as little space as it needs to and stay on the same line

Question 31

What are the default width and height of a block-level element?

Answer 31

width would be 100% and height would be auto

Question 32

What are the default width and height of an inline element?

Answer 32

width auto and height is auto

Question 33

What accessibility considerations must be considered when choosing HTML elements?

Answer 33

Accommodating for screen readers