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ZIMSEC O Level · 4006/2

Heritage Studies Paper 2 Specimen 2018

Questions
62
Total marks
160
Time allowed
120 min
Syllabus code
4006/2

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Questions
62
Pass mark
38
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The questions

Question 101

[2 marks]oral traditions, proverbs and wise sayings
Give the Shona or the Ndebele name for a proverb.

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Question 102

[3 marks]oral traditions, proverbs and wise sayings
Which of the following is a function of wise sayings in indigenous societies?
  1. Athey record the number of cattle each household owns in a season
  2. Bthey teach good conduct to the young without shaming any one person
  3. Cthey fix the price at which grain may be sold at the district market
  4. Dthey set out the boundaries between one chiefdom and the next one

Question 103

[3 marks]oral traditions, proverbs and wise sayings
Why were proverbs significant in the indigenous court, the dare?
  1. Athey replaced the evidence that the parties to a dispute had to give
  2. Bthey allowed a case to be decided without the chief being present at all
  3. Cthey were the only words that women were permitted to speak in a case
  4. Dthey carried the wisdom of the elders and helped to settle a case briefly

Question 104

[2 marks]oral traditions, proverbs and wise sayings
Which step would best help a school to revive learners' appreciation of proverbs?
  1. Adisplaying a printed list of proverbs on the notice board each week
  2. Bleaving the teaching of proverbs to the families of the learners
  3. Cholding proverb competitions and inviting elders to explain their meaning
  4. Drequiring learners to write out a long list of proverbs in the examination

Question 201

[2 marks]courtship and marriage practices
Name the bride wealth paid by a man's family to the family of the woman he is marrying.

Answer this when you sit the paper.

Question 202

[3 marks]courtship and marriage practices
Why is a go-between sent to the woman's family before marriage talks begin?
  1. Ahe decides on his own how much bride wealth the suitor will have to pay
  2. Bhe introduces the suitor's family formally and carries word between them
  3. Che takes the place of the suitor at every stage of the marriage ceremony
  4. Dhe pays the whole of the bride wealth before the families ever meet

Question 203

[3 marks]courtship and marriage practices
Why is it important that a couple goes through all the stages of indigenous courtship?
  1. Ait makes the wedding celebration cheaper for both of the two families
  2. Bit joins the two families and makes the marriage recognised by both
  3. Cit shortens the time the couple must wait before they may live together
  4. Dit removes the need for the couple to be counselled by their elders

Question 204

[2 marks]courtship and marriage practices
The practice of kubika mapoto, in which a couple live together without going through marriage rites, undermines indigenous courtship because
  1. Ait requires the couple to move away from their home area.
  2. Bit makes the payment of bride wealth more expensive later on.
  3. Cit prevents the couple from having a wedding in a church.
  4. Dit leaves the union without the recognition of either family.

Question 301

[2 marks]indigenous languages
How many languages does the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe list as the country's officially recognised languages?

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Question 302

[3 marks]indigenous languages
Which of the following is one of the officially recognised languages of Zimbabwe, spoken along the Zambezi valley?
  1. AAmharic, which is spoken in the highlands of Ethiopia
  2. BLingala, which is spoken along the river in the Congo
  3. CSwahili, which is spoken along the eastern coast of Africa
  4. DTonga, which is spoken in Binga and in the Zambezi valley

Question 303

[3 marks]indigenous languages
How do learners benefit when indigenous languages are used in teaching and learning?
  1. Athey no longer need to sit for examinations in any other language
  2. Bthey grasp new concepts faster in the language they already think in
  3. Cthey can be taught in classes far larger than would otherwise be used
  4. Dthey are able to finish the syllabus in fewer terms than other learners

Question 304

[2 marks]indigenous languages
Which measure has the government of Zimbabwe taken to promote the teaching of indigenous languages?
  1. Asetting and examining minority languages such as Tonga and Kalanga
  2. Breserving the teaching of each language to teachers born in that area
  3. Creplacing English with an indigenous language in every school subject
  4. Drequiring every learner in the country to study all sixteen languages

Question 401

[3 marks]shelter, housing and urban settlement
Which of the following is a community housing initiative that helps city dwellers obtain decent accommodation?
  1. Aa landlord who lets out the rooms of a house he owns in the suburb
  2. Ba housing cooperative whose members pool savings to buy and service stands
  3. Ca company that builds houses and sells them on the open market at a profit
  4. Da bank that lends to home buyers at a commercial rate of interest

Question 402

[3 marks]shelter, housing and urban settlement
What is the safest step a home seeker can take to avoid losing money to a corrupt land baron?
  1. Abuying from whoever is offering stands at the lowest price in the area
  2. Bpaying the full purchase price in cash at once so that the stand is secured
  3. Cconfirming with the local authority that the stand is on an approved layout
  4. Dbuilding on the stand immediately so that nobody else can claim it

Question 501

[2 marks]national monuments and heritage sites
Figure 5.1 shows a well known Zimbabwean national monument. Which monument is it?
  1. Athe Great Zimbabwe monument near Masvingo, with its conical tower
  2. Bthe Dhlodhlo ruins, which stand on a granite hill in Insiza district
  3. Cthe Naletale ruins, known for their decorated walling in the Midlands
  4. Dthe Khami ruins, built on terraces outside the city of Bulawayo

Question 502

[3 marks]national monuments and heritage sites
In Figure 5.1, which feature of the monument is labelled A?
  1. Athe chevron pattern, the zigzag course set into the top of the wall
  2. Bthe entrance passage, the narrow way that leads into the enclosure
  3. Cthe dry stone wall, the coursed granite built without any mortar
  4. Dthe conical tower, the solid stone tower standing in the enclosure

Question 503

[2 marks]national monuments and heritage sites
In Figure 5.1, the zigzag decoration running along the wall at C is known as
  1. Aa chevron pattern set into the upper course of the wall.
  2. Ba course of foundation stones laid beneath the wall.
  3. Ca row of loopholes cut through the wall for defence.
  4. Da drainage channel built to carry water off the wall.

Question 504

[3 marks]national monuments and heritage sites
How can national monuments help to reduce unemployment in Zimbabwe?
  1. Athey offer sites on which the government can put up new factories
  2. Bthey supply the dressed stone that builders need for putting up new houses
  3. Cthey provide land on which farmers without fields may be resettled
  4. Dthey draw visitors, creating work for guides, drivers and hotel staff

Question 601

[3 marks]SADC and regional cooperation
Which of the following is a member state of the Southern African Development Community?
  1. AMozambique, on Zimbabwe's eastern border
  2. BEthiopia, which lies in the Horn of Africa
  3. CNigeria, on the Atlantic coast of West Africa
  4. DKenya, on the Indian Ocean coast of East Africa

Question 602

[2 marks]SADC and regional cooperation
What do the letters SADC stand for?

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Question 603

[2 marks]SADC and regional cooperation
Which of the following is a responsibility of a SADC member state?
  1. Acollecting the customs duty that is owed to every other member state
  2. Bpaying its subscription and putting the protocols it signs into law
  3. Csetting the exchange rate that every other member state will use
  4. Dappointing the head of state of a neighbouring member country

Question 604

[3 marks]SADC and regional cooperation
How has Zimbabwe benefited from its membership of SADC?
  1. Aits citizens may enter any member state without a passport
  2. Bit receives a share of the taxes collected by every member state
  3. Cit sells its goods into the regional market under the free trade protocol
  4. Dit is excused from paying for the electricity it imports from the region

Question 701

[3 marks]formal sector and small to medium enterprises
Which of the following is a characteristic of the formal sector of the economy?
  1. Aits businesses operate only in the largest cities of the country
  2. Bits businesses are registered and keep proper books of account
  3. Cits businesses trade only in goods that have been made locally
  4. Dits businesses are owned by families rather than by shareholders

Question 702

[2 marks]formal sector and small to medium enterprises
What name is given to the part of the economy made up of unregistered businesses that keep no formal books and pay no company tax?

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Question 703

[3 marks]formal sector and small to medium enterprises
Which of the following describes the role of small to medium enterprises in economic development?
  1. Athey take over the work that is done by the large companies
  2. Bthey supply the government with all of its revenue for the year
  3. Cthey employ many people using little capital per job created
  4. Dthey are exempted from every form of tax by law

Question 704

[3 marks]formal sector and small to medium enterprises
Which of the following is a challenge faced by small to medium enterprises in Zimbabwe?
  1. Athey are barred by law from selling their goods outside their district
  2. Bthey are not permitted to employ more than one worker at a time
  3. Cthey have to sell their goods at prices fixed by the government
  4. Dthey cannot raise loans because they have no collateral to offer

Question 705

[2 marks]formal sector and small to medium enterprises
Which measure would best help small to medium enterprises to grow?
  1. Aproviding affordable loans and training in running a business
  2. Brestricting each of them to a single line of goods or services
  3. Craising the fees they pay to register with the local authority
  4. Drequiring them to buy every input from a large local company

Question 706

[2 marks]formal sector and small to medium enterprises
Why does the government encourage informal businesses to formalise?
  1. Aso that their owners are required to move into the city centres
  2. Bso that the goods they make can be sold at a much higher price
  3. Cso that they can access credit and their workers gain protection
  4. Dso that they can be closed down more easily when they fail

Question 707

[3 marks]formal sector and small to medium enterprises
A small enterprise buys maize from local farmers and mills it into packaged meal. Which benefit does this bring to the economy?
  1. Ait removes the need for the country to grow any more maize
  2. Bit uses local raw materials and keeps the processing work at home
  3. Cit lowers the price the farmers are paid for their maize crop
  4. Dit makes the enterprise exempt from the licensing requirements

Question 708

[2 marks]formal sector and small to medium enterprises
In Zimbabwean business policy, what do the letters SME stand for?

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Question 801

[2 marks]colonial conquest and resistance
Name the Ndebele king who fled north after the fall of his capital in 1893 and died the following year.

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Question 802

[3 marks]colonial conquest and resistance
Which incident gave the British South Africa Company its excuse to go to war with the Ndebele in 1893?
  1. Athe refusal of the Ndebele king to sign a mining concession at all
  2. Ba clash between company forces and an Ndebele regiment near Fort Victoria
  3. Cthe seizure of a company wagon train on the road from the south
  4. Dthe killing of a company prospector on the road to the Great Zimbabwe monument

Question 803

[3 marks]colonial conquest and resistance
Why were the Ndebele regiments defeated at Shangani and Bembezi in 1893?
  1. Atheir king had ordered them not to take any part in the fighting
  2. Bthey were outnumbered by the settler columns that faced them
  3. Cthey had been weakened by a long drought and had no food at all
  4. Dthe settler columns had the Maxim machine gun and laagered wagons

Question 804

[2 marks]colonial conquest and resistance
Name the Ndebele capital that was burnt and abandoned in November 1893 as the settler columns advanced on it.

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Question 805

[3 marks]colonial conquest and resistance
How were the lives of the Ndebele affected by their defeat in 1893?
  1. Athey were resettled on the dry Gwaai and Shangani reserves
  2. Bthey were required to move across the border into Botswana
  3. Cthey were allowed to keep their regiments but not their cattle
  4. Dthey were given title to the land they had been living on

Question 806

[2 marks]colonial conquest and resistance
Apart from the loss of land, which loss affected the Ndebele most severely after 1893?
  1. Athe loss of their sacred sites, which were closed to them by law
  2. Bthe loss of their language, which they were forbidden to speak
  3. Cthe loss of their cattle, which the settlers seized as war booty
  4. Dthe loss of their crops, which were burnt during the fighting

Question 807

[3 marks]colonial conquest and resistance
Which action did the Ndebele take in 1896 to try to solve the problems created by the 1893 war?
  1. Athey rose against company rule in the Umvukela, the First Chimurenga
  2. Bthey sent a delegation of indunas to negotiate in Cape Town
  3. Cthey moved north across the Zambezi to settle in new country
  4. Dthey appealed to the courts to have their cattle returned to them

Question 808

[2 marks]colonial conquest and resistance
The 1896 rising in Matabeleland was brought to an end by
  1. Aa peace treaty signed in London by the British government.
  2. Bthe indabas held between the indunas and Rhodes in the Matopos.
  3. Cthe return of the Ndebele king to lead his people once again.
  4. Dthe surrender of the Ndebele indunas at the Shangani river.

Question 901

[3 marks]pollution and environmental management
Which of the following is a major cause of air pollution in Zimbabwe's towns?
  1. Athe dust raised by cattle moving along the roads into the town
  2. Bthe steam released by boilers used to heat water in the factories
  3. Cthe noise made by machinery working through the night in industry
  4. Dthe exhaust fumes of old vehicles and the smoke from burning waste

Question 902

[3 marks]pollution and environmental management
Which of the following is a cause of water pollution in Zimbabwe?
  1. Athe evaporation of water from the surface of a shallow dam
  2. Bthe fencing of a dam so that livestock cannot reach the water
  3. Cthe abstraction of water from a river for irrigating a crop
  4. Dthe discharge of raw sewage and factory effluent into rivers

Question 903

[2 marks]pollution and environmental management
Name a waterborne disease that breaks out in Zimbabwe when drinking water is contaminated with sewage.

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Question 904

[3 marks]pollution and environmental management
Which of the following is an effect of water pollution in Zimbabwe?
  1. Afish die and the cost of treating water for the towns rises
  2. Brivers carry less water during the months of the dry season
  3. Cthe rainfall received by the catchment area is greatly reduced
  4. Dboreholes take longer to refill once they have been pumped dry

Question 905

[2 marks]pollution and environmental management
The thick mat of water hyacinth that covers parts of Lake Chivero is a sign that
  1. Athe lake bed has silted up from cultivation along the river banks.
  2. Bthe lake has been receiving nutrients from sewage and fertiliser.
  3. Cthe lake has been drawn down below its designed holding level.
  4. Dthe water in the lake is colder than it usually is at that season.

Question 906

[3 marks]pollution and environmental management
Which strategy would best combat water pollution in Zimbabwe's rivers?
  1. Aadding more chemicals at the waterworks that treat the supply
  2. Bdigging deeper boreholes so that people stop using river water
  3. Ctreating sewage and industrial effluent before it is discharged
  4. Dchannelling the effluent further downstream of the town's intake

Question 907

[2 marks]pollution and environmental management
How many metres from the highest flood level of a river or wetland does Zimbabwe's environmental law forbid cultivation?

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Question 908

[2 marks]pollution and environmental management
Under the polluter pays principle, a factory that discharges untreated effluent into a river must
  1. Aclose down permanently once the discharge has been discovered.
  2. Bpay the community living downstream a share of its yearly profit.
  3. Cmeet the cost of cleaning up the damage that its discharge caused.
  4. Dmove its premises to a site that is further away from the river.

Question 1001

[3 marks]identity documents and citizenship
Which of the following is a feature found on Zimbabwean identity documents?
  1. Athe holder's driver's licence class and the date on which it expires
  2. Bthe holder's national registration number, which carries a district code
  3. Cthe holder's employment number issued to them by their employer
  4. Dthe holder's bank account number and the name of the bank that issued it

Question 1002

[2 marks]identity documents and citizenship
Name the government office that issues birth certificates, national identity cards and passports in Zimbabwe.

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Question 1003

[3 marks]identity documents and citizenship
Under the Constitution of Zimbabwe, a person is a citizen by birth if they were
  1. Aborn anywhere in the world to parents of any nationality at all
  2. Bborn in Zimbabwe to a mother or father who is a Zimbabwean citizen
  3. Cborn in Zimbabwe at any time after the country became independent
  4. Dborn outside Zimbabwe while both parents were living in another state

Question 1004

[3 marks]identity documents and citizenship
Which of the following is a requirement for a person to become a citizen of Zimbabwe by registration?
  1. Aowning immovable property somewhere within the borders of Zimbabwe
  2. Bhaving been employed by the government of Zimbabwe for a period of five full years
  3. Cbeing able to speak at least one of the country's indigenous languages
  4. Dhaving married a Zimbabwean citizen or lawfully lived in the country for years

Question 1005

[2 marks]identity documents and citizenship
A child born in Britain to a Zimbabwean father is entitled to Zimbabwean citizenship by
  1. Adescent, since a parent of the child is a Zimbabwean citizen.
  2. Badoption, once a Zimbabwean family has taken the child in.
  3. Cregistration, since the child was born outside the country.
  4. Dnaturalisation, once the child has lived in Zimbabwe for ten years.

Question 1006

[3 marks]identity documents and citizenship
Which step has the government of Zimbabwe taken to make identity documents easier for citizens to obtain?
  1. Aissuing documents only at the head office so that records stay together
  2. Brequiring every applicant to be accompanied by both of their parents
  3. Csending mobile registration teams to rural districts and to schools
  4. Draising the fee charged so that fewer applicants queue at the offices

Question 1007

[2 marks]identity documents and citizenship
What is the first identity document a Zimbabwean should be issued with, recording the date and place of their birth?

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Question 1008

[2 marks]identity documents and citizenship
Why does a young person need a national identity card?
  1. Ait is required before a person may attend a public gathering
  2. Bit is required before a person may hold a bank account abroad
  3. Cit is required before a person may be registered as a voter
  4. Dit is required before a person may travel to another province

Question 1101

[2 marks]birth and death rites
Name the ceremony held about a year after a burial at which the spirit of the dead is brought home to join the family ancestors.

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Question 1102

[3 marks]birth and death rites
Which of the following is observed in traditional death rites in Zimbabwe?
  1. Athe death is kept from the wider family until after the burial
  2. Bthe body is buried on the day of death without any mourners present
  3. Crelatives and neighbours gather to keep an all night vigil with the body
  4. Dthe family carries on with work in the fields on the day of the burial

Question 1103

[3 marks]birth and death rites
In indigenous Zimbabwean custom, where is a member of the family usually buried?
  1. Aat the shrine of the chief who ruled over the area at the time
  2. Bin a public cemetery run by the nearest local authority
  3. Cin the family burial ground on the land the household occupies
  4. Dat the homestead of the family into which the person married

Question 1104

[2 marks]birth and death rites
Nhaka, the inheritance ceremony held after mourning has ended, is important because
  1. Ait settles who cares for the family and the property left behind.
  2. Bit allows the family to sell the property of the person who died.
  3. Cit decides which of the relatives will pay for the funeral costs.
  4. Dit fixes the date on which the family may next hold a ceremony.

Question 1105

[3 marks]birth and death rites
What is the significance of death rites to indigenous Zimbabwean society?
  1. Athey give the dead a place among the ancestors who guard the living
  2. Bthey mark the end of every obligation the family owed the person
  3. Cthey allow the family to move to a new area after the mourning
  4. Dthey settle the debts that the person who died had left unpaid

Question 1106

[3 marks]birth and death rites
What is the significance of birth rites in indigenous Zimbabwean society?
  1. Athey determine the property the child is going to inherit in future
  2. Bthey decide the name that the child will use at school later on
  3. Cthey record the birth for the register kept by the local authority
  4. Dthey welcome the child into the lineage and give it a clan identity

Question 1107

[2 marks]birth and death rites
What name is given to the animal symbol a Zimbabwean family inherits, which its members may not eat, and which marks the clan a child is born into?

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Question 1108

[2 marks]birth and death rites
Which measure would best prevent indigenous death rites from disappearing?
  1. Arecording them in books and film and teaching them in schools
  2. Brequiring every family to perform them exactly as they once were
  3. Crestricting knowledge of them to the elders of each family alone
  4. Dperforming them in private so that outsiders may not observe them

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