Paper 2 · oral traditions, proverbs and wise sayings
Which of the following is a function of wise sayings in indigenous societies?
Athey record the number of cattle each household owns in a season
Bthey teach good conduct to the young without shaming any one person
Cthey fix the price at which grain may be sold at the district market
Dthey set out the boundaries between one chiefdom and the next one
Explanation: A wise saying advises indirectly. Because it speaks of people in general, a child or an adult can be corrected in company without being humiliated. Wise sayings also warn against laziness and greed, praise hard work and honesty, settle arguments, carry history and enrich the language.
Derived from ZIMSEC Heritage Studies 4006/2 Paper 2, Specimen Paper, Q1