Paper 1 · The Spirit World and Ancestors
A person who is possessed by and speaks for a family or territorial spirit in Indigenous Religion is called a ___ in Shona.
Model answer
svikiro
Also accepted: masvikiro, medium
Explanation: A svikiro speaks with the voice and manner of the spirit that has taken possession, and the family tests the claim by asking about matters only the deceased could have known.
Derived from ZIMSEC Family and Religious Studies Paper 1, November 2021, Q2