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ZIMSEC A Level · 6074/1 · N2021

Family and Religious Studies Paper 1 November 2021

Questions
40
Total marks
250
Time allowed
180 min
Syllabus code
6074/1

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Questions
40
Pass mark
24
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Answer every question in the printed order, get marked at the end, then see the answers.

The questions

Question 101

[1 marks]unhu/Ubuntu and parenting
In Shona practice, instruction of a young woman on conduct, marriage and household duties was traditionally given by her father's sister, who is called ___.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

Question 102

[2 marks]unhu/Ubuntu and parenting
Which of the following is most often cited as a way in which parents themselves contribute to the loss of unhu in children?
  1. Asending children to live with the chief during the school holidays
  2. Brequiring children to greet visitors and to eat with the family
  3. Clong absences for work abroad, leaving children with relatives
  4. Dinsisting that children learn the family totem and clan history

Question 103

[2 marks]unhu/Ubuntu and parenting
Which of these is a cause of the loss of unhu that lies outside a parent's control?
  1. Athe practice of naming a child after a departed family elder
  2. Bthe requirement that children be taught folktales by their elders
  3. Cunsupervised access to social media and foreign entertainment
  4. Dthe appointment of village heads to allocate land to families

Question 104

[3 marks]unhu/Ubuntu and parenting
A balanced conclusion on parental responsibility for the loss of unhu in children would be that parents are...
  1. Aresponsible only in towns, where the extended family is absent
  2. Bfree of responsibility, since children make their own choices
  3. Cthe whole cause, because the home is the one agent that teaches
  4. Dlargely but not solely responsible, since other pressures also act

Question 201

[1 marks]communication with the spirit world
A person who is possessed by and speaks for a family or territorial spirit in Indigenous Religion is called a ___ in Shona.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

Question 202

[2 marks]communication with the spirit world
In indigenous belief, the most common way in which an ancestor makes contact with a living relative is...
  1. Aby appearing to the relative in a dream with an instruction
  2. Bby moving the divining bones while they lie on the mat
  3. Cby leaving a mark on the wall of the family kitchen
  4. Dby speaking through the chief at the monthly village court

Question 203

[2 marks]communication with the spirit world
In Indigenous Religion a petition normally reaches Mwari through...
  1. Aan offering burnt at the boundary of the village at dawn
  2. Ba chain of intermediaries beginning with the family elder
  3. Ca written petition left by the family at a sacred pool
  4. Dthe youngest child of the household, who has no taboos

Question 204

[3 marks]communication with the spirit world
Kurova guva (umbuyiso) is held about a year after a burial in order to...
  1. Aidentify which of the living relatives the spirit will possess
  2. Brelease the widow from the obligations of her former marriage
  3. Csettle the estate of the deceased among the surviving relatives
  4. Dbring the spirit of the deceased home among the family spirits

Question 301

[1 marks]indigenous vs modern healing
The Zimbabwean association through which traditional healers are registered and regulated is known by the initials ___.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

Question 302

[2 marks]indigenous vs modern healing
The most fundamental difference between indigenous and modern approaches to illness lies in...
  1. Athe place at which the patient is examined and then treated
  2. Bthe fee that is charged to the patient for the consultation
  3. Cthe number of years for which the practitioner has trained
  4. Dwhat each of them counts as the cause of a persistent illness

Question 303

[2 marks]indigenous vs modern healing
Which of the following is a genuine similarity between indigenous and modern medicine in Zimbabwe?
  1. Aboth make wide use of remedies derived from plants
  2. Bboth require the patient's family to be present at the examination
  3. Cboth record every consultation in writing for later reference
  4. Dboth set the dosage of a remedy by weighing the patient first

Question 304

[3 marks]indigenous vs modern healing
A recognised danger of consulting a traditional healer first for a serious condition is that...
  1. Athe hospital will afterwards refuse to admit the patient at all
  2. Bthe healer is required by law to report the patient to the clinic
  3. Cherbal remedies cannot be taken alongside any prescribed drug
  4. Dtreatment at hospital may be delayed until the illness is advanced

Question 401

[1 marks]marital rites
The go-between who carries the approach and conducts marriage negotiations on behalf of a Shona suitor's family is called the ___.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

Question 402

[2 marks]marital rites
Mombe youmai, the mother's beast, is distinctive among the payments in Shona marriage because it...
  1. Ais not negotiated down and is owed to the bride's mother
  2. Bis returned to the husband if the marriage later fails
  3. Cis paid by the bride's family to the husband's relatives
  4. Dis paid only after the birth of the couple's first child

Question 403

[2 marks]marital rites
Masungiro is the rite in which...
  1. Aa daughter expecting her first child is sent home with goats
  2. Ba widow is released from mourning at the end of the first year
  3. Ca bride is escorted to her husband's home by her aunts and sisters
  4. Da new wife cooks for her husband's relatives for the first time

Question 404

[3 marks]marital rites
Which criticism is made of marital rites as a means of preserving marriages?
  1. Athe rites give the couple no opportunity to receive counsel
  2. Bcommercialised lobola can trap a woman in an abusive marriage
  3. Cthe rites are performed after the wedding and so cannot influence it
  4. Dthe rites are unknown outside the husband's own home area

Question 501

[1 marks]traditional leadership and governance
The village head who allocates land and hears the first level of disputes in a Shona community is called the ___.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

Question 502

[2 marks]traditional leadership and governance
Section 281 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe requires traditional leaders to...
  1. Aact without favouring any political party or its members
  2. Bstand for election in their district once every five years
  3. Chand over all land allocation to rural district councils
  4. Dhold a law degree before they may preside over a court

Question 503

[2 marks]traditional leadership and governance
Which is a strength of the dare (traditional court) when compared with a magistrates court?
  1. Ait applies the same statutes as the higher courts of the country
  2. Bit can impose a sentence of imprisonment on a serious offender
  3. Cit hears cases quickly and cheaply in the parties' own language
  4. Dit keeps a written record that can be produced later on appeal

Question 504

[3 marks]traditional leadership and governance
Which is a recognised weakness of traditional leadership as a form of governance?
  1. Achiefs are elected too frequently to plan for the longer term
  2. Bchiefs are barred by statute from hearing any civil dispute
  3. Cthe office is hereditary, so citizens cannot vote a chief out
  4. Dchiefs are forbidden to take part in environmental protection

Question 601

[1 marks]the ten commandments
According to the Old Testament, the two tablets of the ten commandments were kept inside the ___ of the covenant.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

Question 602

[2 marks]the ten commandments
In the Jewish enumeration, the first of the ten commandments is...
  1. AI am the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt
  2. Byou shall not make for yourself a graven image
  3. Cyou shall not take the name of the LORD in vain
  4. Dyou shall have no other gods before me

Question 603

[2 marks]the ten commandments
Which commandment in the Decalogue governs desire rather than an outward act?
  1. Athe eighth, which forbids the taking of another's property
  2. Bthe ninth, which forbids bearing false witness against a neighbour
  3. Cthe tenth, which forbids coveting a neighbour's house or wife
  4. Dthe sixth, which forbids the taking of another person's life

Question 604

[3 marks]the ten commandments
Why did the rabbis discontinue the daily recitation of the ten commandments in the liturgy?
  1. Ato prevent the claim that only these ten were given at Sinai
  2. Bthe tablets on which they were written had been lost with the ark
  3. Cthe commandments were thought too demanding for daily recitation
  4. Dthe wording of the two versions in Exodus and Deuteronomy differs

Question 701

[1 marks]patriotism among Israelite prophets
While Jerusalem was under siege, Jeremiah bought a field at ___ as a public sign that land would again be bought and sold in the country.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

Question 702

[2 marks]patriotism among Israelite prophets
Elisha showed concern for his nation's security by...
  1. Anegotiating a treaty between Israel and the king of Damascus
  2. Bwarning the king of Israel of Aramean ambushes in advance
  3. Cfortifying the city of Samaria before the siege was laid
  4. Dleading the army of Israel against the Arameans in person

Question 703

[2 marks]patriotism among Israelite prophets
Elijah's condemnation of the seizure of Naboth's vineyard defended...
  1. Athe freedom of the prophets to speak at the royal court
  2. Bthe family's inalienable right to its inherited land
  3. Cthe right of the king to buy any land that he wished
  4. Dthe priests' claim to a tithe of the produce of the land

Question 704

[3 marks]patriotism among Israelite prophets
Why were prophets such as Jeremiah accused of being unpatriotic in their own day?
  1. Athey had been born outside Israel and settled there later on
  2. Bthey took payment from foreign kings in return for oracles
  3. Cthey foretold national defeat and urged submission to Babylon
  4. Dthey refused to pay the temple tax levied on all the citizens

Question 801

[1 marks]status of women in Judaism
In Judaism a child's Jewish identity is traditionally traced through the ___.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

Question 802

[2 marks]status of women in Judaism
Which woman was consulted by King Josiah's officials about the scroll that had been found in the temple?
  1. AMiriam
  2. BDeborah
  3. CEsther
  4. DHuldah

Question 803

[2 marks]status of women in Judaism
The passage from Proverbs 31 sung in praise of the wife on the eve of the sabbath is known as...
  1. AShema
  2. BEshet Chayil
  3. CKaddish
  4. DKiddush

Question 804

[3 marks]status of women in Judaism
The traditional Orthodox requirement of a minyan for public prayer means that...
  1. Aa woman must sit in the gallery whenever prayers are said
  2. Bprayers may be said in a synagogue but not in a private home
  3. Ca rabbi must be present before the Torah may be read aloud
  4. Dten adult men are needed before certain prayers may be said

Question 901

[1 marks]Jewish health practices
The Jewish duty of pikuach nefesh, which overrides almost every other commandment including the sabbath, is the duty to save a ___.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

Question 902

[2 marks]Jewish health practices
The procedure in Leviticus 13, by which a person with a suspect skin condition is examined, isolated for a fixed period and re-examined before readmission, corresponds in modern public health to...
  1. Athe screening of donated blood before it is transfused
  2. Bquarantine and certification of recovery
  3. Cvaccination of the whole community against an epidemic
  4. Dnotification of a death to the registrar of the district

Question 903

[2 marks]Jewish health practices
Which Zimbabwean public health measure most closely parallels the biblical instruction to bury human waste outside the camp?
  1. Athe immunisation of infants against measles and polio
  2. Bthe promotion of the Blair ventilated improved pit latrine
  3. Cthe isolation of tuberculosis patients in a separate ward
  4. Dthe inspection of meat carcasses at registered abattoirs

Question 904

[3 marks]Jewish health practices
Why should a claim of direct Jewish influence on Zimbabwe's health system be stated carefully?
  1. AZimbabwe's public health law was drafted only after independence in 1980
  2. Bindigenous Zimbabwean practice had no rules on washing or on waste
  3. Cthe health laws of the Old Testament were formally repealed in the New Testament
  4. Dseveral of these measures reached Zimbabwe through colonial public health services

Question 1001

[1 marks]environment in Judaism
The Jewish new year for trees, now marked by the planting of trees, is called Tu ___.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

Question 1002

[2 marks]environment in Judaism
The instruction in Genesis 2 that the man should work the garden and keep it is read in Judaism as establishing...
  1. Athe duty to bring the firstfruits to the sanctuary
  2. Bthe obligation to rest the land every seventh year
  3. Chuman stewardship of the garden on God's behalf
  4. Dthe right of the first settler to own all that he clears

Question 1003

[2 marks]environment in Judaism
In Jewish law the land of Israel may not be sold in perpetuity because...
  1. Athe price of land was fixed once for all by the elders
  2. Bthe land belongs to God and Israel are tenants upon it
  3. Cthe land is held jointly by the twelve tribes as one estate
  4. Dthe priests hold the title to all the land of the country

Question 1004

[3 marks]environment in Judaism
Which of these is a fair qualification to make about Judaism and the environment?
  1. Asome of the land laws apply only within the land of Israel
  2. Bthe festivals of the Jewish year have no link with the harvest
  3. Cthe environmental commandments say nothing at all about animals
  4. Dthe sabbath rest was never extended to cover working animals

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