age 1 of 175
CEBS GBA Certified Employee Benefit SpecialistEXAM
GBA Group Benefits Associate QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.pdf
1. In what year was the original settlement of Charles Town
established at Albemarle Point?
A) 1663
B) 1670
C) 1680
D) 1700
Correct Answer: B) 1670
,age 2 of 175
Rationale: The English ship "Carolina" arrived in April 1670 with
148 colonists. They settled at Albemarle Point (now Charles
Towne Landing) before moving across the Ashley River to the
peninsula in 1680. This is one of the most fundamental facts
tested on the exam.
2. Why was the settlement moved from Albemarle Point to
Oyster Point (presentday downtown) in 1680?
A) Better pirate protection
B) Deeper harbor access and better defensive positioning
between the Ashley and Cooper Rivers
C) Fertile farmland
D) To escape Native American attacks
,age 3 of 175
Correct Answer: B) Deeper harbor access and better defensive
positioning between the Ashley and Cooper Rivers
Rationale: The original site had shallow water and
mosquitoborne disease. The peninsula offered deep water
wharves and a natural defensive moat formed by the two rivers.
3. Charleston was named after which English monarch?
A) King James I
B) King George III
C) King Charles II
D) King Henry VIII
Correct Answer: C) King Charles II
, age 4 of 175
Rationale: "Charles Towne" was named in honor of King Charles
II, who granted the Carolina territory to the Lords Proprietors.
4. Who were the "Lords Proprietors" of Carolina?
A) Eight English noblemen granted the land by King Charles II
B) The original settlers from Barbados
C) A group of French Huguenots
D) The first mayors of Charles Town
Correct Answer: A) Eight English noblemen granted the land by
King Charles II
CEBS GBA Certified Employee Benefit SpecialistEXAM
GBA Group Benefits Associate QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.pdf
1. In what year was the original settlement of Charles Town
established at Albemarle Point?
A) 1663
B) 1670
C) 1680
D) 1700
Correct Answer: B) 1670
,age 2 of 175
Rationale: The English ship "Carolina" arrived in April 1670 with
148 colonists. They settled at Albemarle Point (now Charles
Towne Landing) before moving across the Ashley River to the
peninsula in 1680. This is one of the most fundamental facts
tested on the exam.
2. Why was the settlement moved from Albemarle Point to
Oyster Point (presentday downtown) in 1680?
A) Better pirate protection
B) Deeper harbor access and better defensive positioning
between the Ashley and Cooper Rivers
C) Fertile farmland
D) To escape Native American attacks
,age 3 of 175
Correct Answer: B) Deeper harbor access and better defensive
positioning between the Ashley and Cooper Rivers
Rationale: The original site had shallow water and
mosquitoborne disease. The peninsula offered deep water
wharves and a natural defensive moat formed by the two rivers.
3. Charleston was named after which English monarch?
A) King James I
B) King George III
C) King Charles II
D) King Henry VIII
Correct Answer: C) King Charles II
, age 4 of 175
Rationale: "Charles Towne" was named in honor of King Charles
II, who granted the Carolina territory to the Lords Proprietors.
4. Who were the "Lords Proprietors" of Carolina?
A) Eight English noblemen granted the land by King Charles II
B) The original settlers from Barbados
C) A group of French Huguenots
D) The first mayors of Charles Town
Correct Answer: A) Eight English noblemen granted the land by
King Charles II
