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Routlaw Mount Sinai Academy

Heritage paper 1

There are 40 questions in this paper. Answer all questions in a separate paper. For each question there
are 4 possible answers, A,B,C,D.... Choose the one you consider correct

1. San rock paintings were done by

A. Healers

B. Hunters

C. Both men and women

D. Young men

2. The khoi khoi people lived in village of between

A. 30-50 huts

B. 15- 20huts

C. 90-100 huts

D. 5-10 huts

3. Chiefs among the Khoi Khoi were selected on the bases of

A. Livestock posession

B. Number of children

C. Hunting skills

D. Painting skills

4. According to Khoi Khoi customs the bridegroom was supposed to stay at his in laws

A. For the rest of his life

B. Until the birth of the first child

C. Until he killed an antelope

D. Until they allow him to go

5. The Khoi Khoi god is known as


A. New moon

B. Stammers

C. Bantu

D. Tsui-Goab

6. The San are also known as

A. Bushman

B.Dutch

C.Bantu

D. Traders

7. The San people would move from place to place

A. In search of minerals

B. In search of animals and wild fruits

C. In search of rock paintings

D.in search of women

8. Traditional healers draw their authority from

A. Culture and traditions

B. Headman

C. Rituals

D. Traditional music and dance

9. San shelter was made by

A. Both men and women

B. Women

C. Young people

D. Men

10. _ is on the top of the hierarchy of traditional healers


A. Chief

B. Head man

C. Village head

D. Elders

11. The Khoi Khoi flute was of

A.reeds

B. Plastic

C. Clay

D. Iron

12. The Khoi Khoi people were also known as the

A. Bantu

B. Hottenots

C. San

D. Dutch

13. National symbols represent

A. The Shona people

B. All of the people in Zimbabwe

C. The Ndebele people

D. The Tonga people

14.Which one of the following is not a national symbol

A. Great duke of Zimbabwe

B. Zimbabwe bird

C. National anthem

D. National flag

15.Zimbabwean flag consists of four horizontal stripes of which colour


A. Blue,red,yellow,purple

B. Red, yellow,white,orange

C. Red, yellow,black,green

16. Zimbabwe won her independence from the colonial government on what day?

A. 18 April 1980

B. 18 April 1981

C. 18 April 1984

D. 22 December 1987

17. What does the white triangle in the National flag of Zimbabwe represents?

A. History of Zimbabwe

B. Forests and vegetation

C. Peace, tranquillity and freedom enjoyed by Zimbabweans today

D. The ancestral world

18. The national coat of arms in Zimbabwe have how many kudus ?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Five

19. A national monument can be defined as

A. A historic place

B. A place of historic, scenic or scientific interest set aside for preservation by authorities

C. Series of structures

D. Attractive buildings in the city of Harare

20. In which year was the Great Zimbabwe ruins added to the World Heritage Sites list by UNESCO?

A. 1980
B. 1986

C. 1990

D. 1994

21. Victoria Falls is one of the _ wonders of the world

A. Seven

B. Three

C. Nine

D. Twelve

22. Traditionally, Chinhoyi Caves were called _ which means the pool of the fallen.

A. Chinhoyi

B. Chirorodziva

C. Nyamakwere

D. Nguni

23. The first hero to be buried at the National Heroes' Acre is George Silundika. When was, he buried
there ?

A. April 1980

B. April 1981

C. August 1981

D. January 1982

24. In the past, people could consult the oracle at Njelele during

A. Drought periods and other problems

B. Spare time

C. The night

D. Winter season

25. The red star which is located behind the Zimbabwe Bird represents the nation's

A. Aspirations and bright future for the country


B. Great Zimbabwe ruins

C. Bateleur eagle

D. Blood shed during the liberation struggle

26. Identify any two late Vice Presidents of Zimbabwe buried at the National Heroes' Acre

A. Jason Ziyaphapha Moto and Josiah Tongogara

B. Joshua Nkomo and Simon Muzenda

C. Solomon Mukuru and Leopold Takawira

D. Mbuya Nehanda and Sekuru Kaguvi

27. The bronze statue of the unknown soldier is one of the most important items at the National Heroes
Acre consisting of three individuals at which gender?

A. Two men and one woman

B. Three men

C. Two women and one man

D. Three women

28. A national pledge is meant to

A. Destroy people

B. Instill fear

C. Instill patriotism and commitment to national interest.

D. Consolidate power

29. The national schools pledge was officially launched by Dr Sylvia Utete -Masango in May 2016 at
which school?

A. Harare High school

B. Mpopoma high school

C. Nemakonde high school

D. Umzingwane high school

30. The pledge is universal to every Zimbabweans without


A. National identity card

B. Racial, language or tribal

C. Birth certificate

D. Age

31. Natural resources are useful raw materials that we get from

A. Earth

B. Heaven

C. Humans

D. Friends

32. Natural resources are categorized into two types. Which one of the following is correct?

A. Perishable and non perishable

B. Renewable and non renewable

C. Plants and animals

D fossil fuels and soils

33. The hunter- gatherers of Southern Africa are known as

A. Bantu

B. San

C. Africans

D. Southern Africans

34. The other name for the San is

A. Hottenots

B. Stammerers

C. Bushman

D. Khoi Khoi

35. The San moved in bands of three of four families ranging between
A. 50 and 100 people

B. 15 and 40 people

C. 5 and 35

D. 200 and 300 people

36. San artwork was painted by what of the San

A. Shaman

B. Healer

C. Eldest woman

D.Linton Panel

37. The San are largely egalitarian.

This means

A. They moved together

B. Land was owned by a group

C. They shared such things as meat and tobacco

D. They had no leader or chief

38. There are _ village heads in Zimbabwe

A. 24000

B. 400

C. 2400

D. 4200

39. Who is at the top of indigenous leaders' hierarchy?

A. Village heads

B chiefs

C headsman

D.minister of local government


40 The bird on the national flag represents

A. The sacrifices made during the struggle

B. The nations' aspirations

C. National emblem of Zimbabwe

D. The black majority

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