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ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
MID YEAR EXAMINATION FORM 4
HERITAGE STUDIES 4006/1
PAPER1: Multiple Choice
JUNE/JULY 2024 SESSION 1 hour 15 Minutes
Additional materials:
Answer paper
Time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.
Write your name and class on the answer sheet provided.
There are forty questions in this paper. Answer all questions. For each question, there are four
possible answers, A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice on
the answer sheet provided.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer. Any
rough working should be done in this booklet.
This question paper consists of 5 printed pages
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1. When people come together they-------
A. Gossip B. Love each other
C. Socialise D. Fight each other
2. Socialisation involves the following EXCEPT.
A. Community B. Religion
C. Hospitals D. Home
3. The process of graduating from one stage of life to the other is known as?
A. Communities B. Graduation
C. Growing old D. Rites of passage
4. Religion is an agent of----
A. Beliefs B.Socialisation
C.Multiple-religion D.the people and God
5. The following are types of religion except?
A. Mugodhi B. Christianity
C. Islam D. African Traditional Religion
6. The world’s largest religion is----
A. Hinduism B. Rastafarianism
C. Islam D. Buddhism
7. Karl Marx had radical views on religion. He said that religion is ----
A. A link between the people and God.
B. Is a cement that binds people together
C. Is the opium of the people that leads them to docility
D. Connects the living with the dead
8. The following are problems of peer interactions Except.
A. Sharing ideas B. Fighting
C. Gossiping D. Stealing
9. The deliberate misrepresentation of biased information is referred to as----
A. Agenda setting B. Public agenda
C. Fifth column D. Propaganda
10. When the media is controlled extensively by a few people, it is called--
A. Indoctrination B. Hegemony
C. Political manifestos D. Eliticism
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11. If the media is not properly managed it can lead to…….
A. Sharing events B. Spread of hate and discriminatory information
C. Educating the children D. Promotion of culture
12. Reading information on the cell phone suggest that one is consuming----
A. Soft copy information B. Hard copy information
C. Researched information D. Academic information
13. The following norms and values are under threat EXCEPT for---
A. Birth rites B. Marriage
C. Death rites D. Human rights
14. Peer pressure has led young people especially teenagers to do the following except---
A. Smoking marijuana B. Wear dread locks
C. Go to church D. Pool partying
15. In Zimbabwe the most important birth rite is ---
A. The dropping of umbilical cord (rukuvhute) B. Kusungirwa
C. Kugadzira nhova D. Kutema rukawo
16. The reason why close relatives visit the grave site the following morning after burial is to-
A. Check whether witches visited the place B. Greet the dead
C. Sweep the grave site D. Cover the grave
17. The following are the items that cannot be exchanged as gifts by a man and woman who
want to get married--
A. Shirt B.Skirt
C.Handkerchierf D.Car
18. Woman are permitted to be married at law when they reach……….
A. 16 B. 17
C. 18 D. 20
19. Rituals are conducted for the following reasons EXCEPT---
A. To make the woman a good wife B.To introduce a stranger to the ancestors.
C.To welcome the woman D.To respect the new wife
20. When was the national schools pledge launched?
A. 1980 B. 2016
C. 1983 D. 2017
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21.Ramadan is commemorated by---
A. Moslems B. A.T.R
C. Hindus D. Christians
22.Who amongst the following distributes the deceased’s estate?
A. lawyer B. prosecutor
C. executor D. sherrif
23.Which type of family consults ancestors for guidance?
A. Religious families B. Political families
C. Traditional families D. Business families
24. Which community gathering is controlled by an indigenous leader?
A. Nyaradzo B. nhimbe
C. mukwerera D. zunde ramambo
25.The voice of God was used to be heard at shrine?
A.Defe B.Nyangani mountains
C.Njelele D.Mabiya
26.--------is a ritual condemned by International Law
A. Tree planting B. Nyaradzo
C. Bira D. Musengabere
27. During the Anglo-Ndebele war had the war like mind amongst the following
A. Jameson B. Tongogara
C. Rhodes D. Changamire
28.The following were causes of the first Chimurenga EXCEPT.
A. Forced labour B. Failure to vote
C. Loss of cattle D. loss of land
29.Which of the following was not a cause of the second Chimurenga?
A.Death of mbuya nehanda B. Loss of Land
C. Entrenched minority rule D. Ill treatment of blacks
30.Sekuru Kaguvi was also known as ----
A.Nehanda B.Gumboreshumba
C.Umlugulu D.Nyakasikana
31.Murenga means----
A.Liberation Struggle B.War spirit
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32. The first recorded battle which signalled the beginning of the second Chimurenga was?
A. Chinhoyi battle B. Chimoio massacre
C. Chief Svosve land demonstration D. The battle of Masvingo
33.The leading spirit in Mashonaland based at Mazowe was----
A.Mukwati B.Nehanda
C.Kaguvi D.Gumboreshumba
34.Mao Tse Tung’s philosophy says that the soldiers are the ----
A.Fish B.Sea
C.Masses D.Sell outs
35.The Masses gave the guerrillas----
A.People B.Food
C.Guns D.Radios
36.Where do you find the National Heroes Acre?
A.Belvedere B.Mabelreign
C.Kambuzuma D.Warren Park 1
37. One negative effect of mining is…….
A. Creates employment B. Overgrazing
C. Leads to land degradation D. Improved standard of living
38.Which mineral was recently found abundantly in Zimbabwe ?
A. Lithium B. Forests
C. Gold D. Diamonds
39.Before independence,the best hospitals with the best equipment were reserved for---
A.Blacks B.Indians
C.Whites D.Coloureds
40. Which disease is caused by poor hygiene and sanitation?
A. Cholera B. AIDS
C. Malaria D. Mandarinotitis
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