Chapter Two - Markdown Basics

Question 1

Emphasize/Italicize

Answer 1

Single Asterisk (*) or Underscore (_)

Question 2

Bold

Answer 2

Double Asterisks (**) or Double Underscores (__)

Question 3

Headings (1 - 6)

Answer 3

Hash (#) Marks, i.e. # Heading 1 - ###### Heading 6

Question 4

Headings (Alternate)

Answer 4

Use Equal Signs (=) or Dashes (-) Underneath. (Only Works for Headings 1 and 2).

Question 5

Paragraphs (<p>) tags

Answer 5

Sections of text separated by blank lines

Question 6

Line Break <br></br>

Answer 6

Two spaces at the end of each line.

Question 7

Horizontal Rules <hr /> (3 Options)

Answer 7

3 or more hyphens, asterisks or underscores on a line by themselves

Question 8

Blockquotes

Answer 8

Right angle brackets (>)

Question 9

Blockquotes (Nested)

Answer 9

Increase number of right angle brackets

Question 10

Blockquotes (Multi-paragraphs)

Answer 10

Right angle bracket for each line

Question 11

Lists/Bullets (unordered list)

Answer 11

Precede with asterisks (*) or hyphens (-) or pluses (+)

Question 12

Sub-bullets (unordered list)

Answer 12

Tab/4 spaces

Question 13

Numbered (ordered) lists

Answer 13

Numbers

Question 14

Code <code></code>

Answer 14

Backticks - ``

Question 15

Links (Inline-style)

Answer 15

[inline-style link] (http://jonfreed.net)

Question 16

Reference-Style Links

Answer 16

Links can be placed anywhere in the document (ideally at the bottom) - [Empire State Building][esb] - [esb]:http://jonfreed.net

Question 17

Image - Inline-Style

Question 18

Images - Reference-Style

Question 19

Inserting HTML

Answer 19

You can intersperse HTML within Markdown

Question 20

Suppressing Markdown

Answer 20

Backslash - \