Paper 1 · Heritage, Taboos and Totems
An animal, a part of an animal or an object adopted by a clan as its emblem, inherited from the father and used in praise names, is called a ............ .
Model answer
totem
Also accepted: mutupo, isibongo, clan totem
Explanation: The mutupo identifies a person's clan anywhere in the country, regulates whom he may marry, and is used with the chidawo, the praise name, when he is greeted or thanked. It links the living clan to its founding ancestors.
Derived from ZIMSEC Family and Religious Studies 4047/1, Specimen Paper (filename says "MID YEAR EXAM 2022" but every page's footer reads "ZIMSEC SPECIMEN PAPER"; genuine ZIMSEC content, locally relabelled copy), Q1