Family and Religious Studies Paper 1 June 2023

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Aspirits with no connection to any particular family line
2. Bbeings who took human form after the coming of missionaries
3. Cintermediaries who carry a family's petitions to Mwari
4. Dthe creators of the world and of the first human beings

1. Aa child may be named after a departed elder of the family
2. BGod is given many titles, such as Nyadenga and Samasimba
3. Cthe graves of chiefs lie inside a protected sacred forest
4. Dthe family holds a bira with beer, drumming and mbira music

1. Athe ancestors are venerated as senior relatives, not worshipped as God
2. Bthe ancestors receive no offerings of beer, snuff or livestock
3. Cthe phrase was first used by Shona and Ndebele elders themselves
4. Dthe ancestors are themselves believed to have created the world and its people

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Aallocates arable land to families on behalf of the chief
2. Bis possessed by a spirit and speaks its words to the community
3. Cprepares medicines from roots, bark and leaves for patients
4. Dsets broken bones and attends women during childbirth

1. Athe drafting of the Traditional Leaders Act
2. Bthe first and second chimurenga
3. Cthe establishment of the rural district councils
4. Dthe introduction of the ninety-nine year lease

1. Apractitioners are required to hold a degree before practising
2. Bno practitioner may charge anything at all for a consultation
3. Cpractitioners are forbidden by law to treat any patient
4. Dwitch-finding campaigns have caused injustice to those accused

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Asold freely between families at a price they agree
2. Bregistered in the name of the head of each household
3. Cheld on a ninety-nine year lease issued by the state
4. Dallocated by the village head and held for use, not sale

1. Athe Native Land Husbandry Act
2. Bthe Communal Lands Act
3. Cthe Land Acquisition Act
4. Dthe Land Apportionment Act

1. Afreehold title registered at the deeds office
2. Ba ninety-nine year lease from the state
3. Ca customary allocation made by the chief
4. Da permit renewable at the end of each season

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Aan order that the losing party leave the village at once
2. Bcompensation, apology and reconciliation between the parties
3. Ca term of imprisonment served at the chief's homestead
4. Da written judgment lodged with the district office

1. Aa dispute about the boundary between two family fields
2. Ba claim for the return of cattle paid as lobola
3. Ca charge of murder brought against a villager
4. Da quarrel between neighbours over a damaged fence

1. Ahear evidence from witnesses in open session before deciding
2. Brequire the parties to be represented by qualified lawyers
3. Crecord the proceedings in writing for use later on appeal
4. Dmay impose a fine that is payable to the state as a penalty

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Awomen own less property and so struggle to fund a campaign
2. Bnomination fees are set higher for women than they are for men
3. Cwomen are paid no allowance if they are elected to office
4. Dwomen are barred by statute from holding office in a party

1. Arequired to obtain the written consent of the chief of her husband's area
2. Bprohibited from registering to vote in her husband's home area
3. Cunable to hold a national identity card in her married name
4. Dtreated as an outsider both where she was born and where she married

1. Athe Traditional Leaders Act reserves the chieftainship for men
2. Bcustomary law expects a widow to be inherited by a brother
3. Cwomen such as Nehanda and Lozikeyi held recognised authority
4. Dgirls complete secondary school at a lower rate than boys do

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Athe four hundred prophets of Ahab advised him before he went to battle
2. BIsaiah advised King Ahaz during the Syro-Ephraimite crisis
3. CMoses, Miriam and Deborah are called prophets before there was a king
4. Dprophets anointed Saul and David and afterwards announced their rejection

1. Aa scribe in the service of the king of Judah at Jerusalem
2. Ba member of the guild known as the sons of the prophets
3. Ca herdsman and a dresser of sycamore trees
4. Da priest of the sanctuary at Bethel before he was called

1. Areligious in origin, though it took classical shape under the monarchy
2. Bcreated entirely by the guilds of prophets attached to the sanctuaries
3. Cborrowed complete from Assyria at the time of the exile
4. Dpurely political, since prophets addressed only kings and officials

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Areceiving a fixed salary paid from the royal treasury
2. Bworking with their own hands and living on gifts brought to them
3. Ctrading in the goods that pilgrims brought up to the sanctuary at Bethel
4. Dcollecting a tithe levied on the villages around them

1. Ahe took half of it and returned the remainder
2. Bhe refused to accept anything at all from him
3. Che accepted it and divided it among the prophets
4. Dhe asked instead for a field beside the Jordan

1. Aprophets who spoke to please whoever fed them were condemned
2. Ba prophet was forbidden to accept food or lodging from anyone
3. Ca prophet may charge only for oracles given to a king
4. Da prophet should trade in goods rather than give oracles

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Amakes no mention of death at all and praises God
2. Bis said only by the eldest surviving son of the family
3. Cmay be recited by a mourner who is entirely alone
4. Dnames the deceased in every line that is recited

1. Athe tearing of a garment at the moment of the funeral
2. Bthe unveiling of the tombstone at the end of the first year
3. Cthe annual commemoration of the day of a person's death
4. Dthe meal of consolation eaten on returning from the burial

1. Athey leave the mourner free to choose how long to mourn
2. Bthey stage grief and bring the community to the mourner's home
3. Cthey forbid any mention of the deceased after the burial
4. Dthey require the mourner to return to work on the following day

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. Aan order of the civil court that dissolves the religious marriage itself
2. Ba ruling by the synagogue that the wife may remarry without a get
3. Ca payment made by the wife's family in order to secure the husband's consent
4. Da prenuptial agreement obliging him to pay maintenance until he grants one

1. Aadvise other women on the laws of family purity
2. Bread the Torah aloud in a mixed congregation
3. Cserve as a witness in matters before a religious court
4. Dlead the public prayers in the place of a cantor

1. Aa woman who has studied the Talmud may grant a get to herself
2. Bthe law requires a scholar to be present before prayers begin
3. Cauthority in Judaism follows learning, so scholarship opens roles
4. Dstudy of the Talmud is one of the three commandments given to women

Answer this when you sit the paper.

1. AYom Kippur
2. BPurim
3. CShavuot
4. DTisha B'Av

1. Ait was the portion inherited from his fathers and could not be sold
2. Bthe king had offered him a price that was far below its market value
3. Cthe vineyard lay inside the boundary of a priestly city
4. Dthe sale of any land was forbidden during a sabbatical year

1. Athe land is described in the Torah as belonging to God alone
2. Bthe pilgrim festivals are tied to the harvests of the land
3. Cmany commandments apply only within the land of Israel
4. Drabbinic Judaism developed in exile around prayer and study