ZIMSEC A Level Family and Religious Studies Past Papers with Answers

Paper 1

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Session	Questions	Syllabus code
June 2023	40	6074/1
November 2021	40	6074/1
November 2020	40	6074/1

Topics covered

Prophecy in Israel The Spirit World and AncestorsJewish health practiceschallenges faced by women in Judaismconflict resolution in the Old Testamentconservation laws in Judaismenvironment in Judaismenvironmental conservationfamily values and citizenshiphealing methods

Sample questions

In Shona belief, a wandering spirit of a stranger that attaches itself to a living host…
The vadzimu (family ancestors) differ from mashave (alien spirits) in that the vadzimu…
Before the host of a shave begins to practise the gift it brings, the usual procedure is…
Which of the following is given as a reason why the host of a shave is under pressure to…
The concept summed up in the saying 'munhu munhu nevanhu', that a person is a person…
The communal field worked by the whole village, whose harvest is stored to support…
An Israelite prophet typically introduced an oracle with the messenger formula 'Thus says…
Jeremiah walked about Jerusalem wearing a wooden yoke on his neck in order to urge Judah…
Ezekiel portrayed the coming siege of Jerusalem to the exiles by...
Why did the use of a striking symbolic action not by itself prove that a prophet's…
Standing at the gate of the sanctuary in Jerusalem, Jeremiah told the crowd not to trust…
In the temple sermon Jeremiah named three groups who were not to be oppressed. They were…
In Shona practice, instruction of a young woman on conduct, marriage and household duties…
Which of the following is most often cited as a way in which parents themselves…
Which of these is a cause of the loss of unhu that lies outside a parent's control?
A balanced conclusion on parental responsibility for the loss of unhu in children would…
A person who is possessed by and speaks for a family or territorial spirit in Indigenous…
In indigenous belief, the most common way in which an ancestor makes contact with a…
In Shona, the supreme being of Indigenous Religion, spoken of as the creator and…
Adherents of Indigenous Religion describe the ancestors (vadzimu) as...
Which of the following is evidence that Indigenous Religion holds a belief in a supreme…
Which is the objection most often made by African scholars to the phrase 'ancestor…
The nephew who acts as master of ceremonies and messenger at a Shona funeral or beer…
The work of a svikiro is distinguished from that of a n'anga in that a svikiro...

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