Gavin Thomas
Here are 10 multiple-choice questions about the 1763 Monument and related history, tailored for a grade 5 and 6 class:
Question 1: Where is the 1763 Monument located?
- A) In the interior of Guyana
- B) In D’Urban Park, Georgetown
- C) On the Canje River
- D) At the coast of Berbice
Answer: B) In D’Urban Park, Georgetown
Question 2: What event does the 1763 Monument commemorate?
- A) The discovery of gold in Guyana
- B) The first independence of Guyana
- C) The Berbice Slave Rebellion of 1763
- D) The arrival of the first European settlers
Answer: C) The Berbice Slave Rebellion of 1763
Question 3: Who was the main leader of the Berbice Slave Rebellion?
- A) Madam Vernesobre
- B) Cuffy (Coffy, Kofi or Koffi)
- C) Akara
- D) President Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham
Answer: B) Cuffy (Coffy, Kofi or Koffi)
Question 4: Why did the slaves rebel in 1763?
- A) Because they wanted more holidays
- B) Because they were tired of the inhumane treatment by their colonial masters
- C) Because they wanted to take over the plantations
- D) Because they were hungry
Answer: B) Because they were tired of the inhumane treatment by their colonial masters
Question 5: How long did the Berbice Slave Rebellion last?
- A) A few days
- B) A few weeks
- C) More than a year
- D) Several years
Answer: C) More than a year
Question 6: Who designed the 1763 Monument?
- A) Dr. David Klautky
- B) Albert Rodrigues
- C) Philip Alphonso Moore
- D) Madam Vernesobre
Answer: C) Philip Alphonso Moore
Question 7: Where was the 1763 Monument cast?
- A) In Guyana
- B) In the United States
- C) At the Morris Singer Foundry in Basingstoke, England
- D) In Brazil
Answer: C) At the Morris Singer Foundry in Basingstoke, England
Question 8: What is the significance of the pig and dog in the 1763 Monument?
- A) They represent friendship and loyalty
- B) They represent greed, lust, and ignorance
- C) They represent the animals on the plantations
- D) They represent the leaders of the rebellion
Answer: B) They represent greed, lust, and ignorance
Question 9: When was the 1763 Monument unveiled?
- A) On February 23, 1763
- B) On May 23, 1976
- C) On January 1, 1970
- D) On December 31, 1975
Answer: B) On May 23, 1976
Question 10: Why was the 1763 Monument built?
- A) To celebrate the discovery of oil in Guyana
- B) To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Guyana’s independence
- C) in memory of the first attempt by slaves to fight for their freedom on February 23, 1763
- D) To mark the end of slavery
