Zambia School Certificate / GCE — Religious Education (2044)

On the official 2026 Examinations Council of Zambia School Certificate timetable, what is the printed title of paper 2044/1?

• AReligious Education
• BChristian Religious Education
• CBible Knowledge
• DSpiritual and Moral Education only

Syllabus 2044 studies each major life theme from four perspectives. Which set is that official set?

• AGreek philosophy, Roman law, medieval scholasticism, and modern atheism
• BPresent situation, African tradition, experiences of churches in Africa, and the Bible
• COnly the Gospel of Luke, Acts, Romans, and Revelation
• DIslam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism with no biblical lens

Which list names the five major themes of Religious Education syllabus 2044?

• AAlgebra, geometry, statistics, calculus, and probability
• BOnly birth of John, baptism, temptation, miracles, and parables from Luke
• CLiving in a changing society; order and freedom in society; life; man and woman; man's re…
• DOnly computer studies, commerce, accounts, design, and physical education

In the Genesis creation account used in 2044 teaching on work, why do human beings work?

• AWork is only a punishment with no dignity or purpose
• BOnly kings and priests are meant to work; everyone else should remain idle
• CWork exists solely so individuals can pile up private wealth
• DPeople are made in God's image and given responsibility to care for the earth and one ano…

In traditional Zambian societies, how was everyday work usually organised?

• AAs communal, family-based farming, herding, and craft labour for the household and village
• BAs individual salaried office jobs paid only in foreign currency
• CAs a ban on all physical labour for adults
• DAs factory shift work with written contracts in every village

Syllabus 2044 asks learners to judge leisure as constructive or destructive. Which use of free time is constructive?

• AGambling away a family's food money
• BRest, worship, family celebration, sport, and service that restore people
• CIdle drunkenness that leaves children uncared for
• DUsing leisure only to mock neighbours and spread rumours

What does the well-known Gospel teaching that 'the Sabbath was made for humankind' emphasise for 2044 leisure study?

• AHoly days exist only to display how many rules a person can keep
• BFollowers of Jesus must never stop working, even to pray or eat
• CRest, worship, and mercy are gifts for human good, not empty legalism
• DOnly temple priests were allowed a day of rest

Why does syllabus 2044 include Hindu and Muslim festivals when it treats leisure in a changing society?

• ABecause Zambia officially recognises only one religion and forbids all festivals
• BBecause 2044 requires every candidate to convert to Hinduism
• CBecause festivals have no moral or spiritual meaning
• DBecause religious festivals give leisure a sacred meaning and belong to Zambia's main liv…

A typical present-situation issue about salaried work in modern Zambia, as 2044 frames it, is that

• AIndustrial and office work can bring income but also unemployment, low pay, and tension w…
• BNo Zambian has ever been paid wages
• CTraditional communal work has disappeared from every rural area
• DSalaried work automatically makes a person holy

How did the earliest Christian communities typically treat work and possessions?

• AThey banned all work and lived only by begging from enemies
• BThey treated honest work and generous sharing as part of life together so that people wer…
• CThey taught that only gold stored in private vaults pleased God
• DThey required every believer to become a professional soldier

How have churches in Zambia historically contributed to skills and work?

• AOnly by forbidding literacy so that no one could find employment
• BMainly by replacing all farms with unused land
• CThrough mission and church schools, hospitals, and training that taught skills and served…
• DBy declaring that Christians must never learn a trade

When 2044 asks learners to identify change in Zambia since Independence, which cluster fits the present-situation lens?

• AA complete freeze of all schools, towns, and governments since 1964
• BThe disappearance of every Zambian language
• CThe end of all religious practice in the country
• DEducational expansion, urbanisation, political change, and new technology

In 2044, Jesus' announcement of God's kingdom is used to teach that following God means

• AChanging from selfishness toward justice and loving service of others
• BLeaving the world exactly as it is because change is always sinful
• CSeeking only private spiritual feelings with no care for neighbours
• DReplacing every Zambian custom with foreign luxury goods

A 2044-style synthesis on attitudes to change is that Christians should

• AAccept every modern trend because newer is always holier
• BTest whether a change serves human dignity, justice, and love of neighbour
• CReject every innovation because the past was morally perfect
• DLeave all social judgement to people who never read the Bible

The 2044 idea that people are co-creators with God through work means that

• AHuman beings replace God and no longer need prayer or moral limits
• BOnly ordained clergy do work that has any spiritual meaning
• CHuman work can serve God's purpose by building a more just and humane society
• DFarmers and artisans are excluded from God's purposes

Why does 2044 stress the interdependence of work in modern Zambia?

• ABecause each job stands alone and never affects anyone else
• BBecause only mine owners produce anything of value
• CBecause teachers and nurses contribute nothing to society
• DBecause different honest jobs depend on one another, so fairness in each role serves the…

The older Spiritual and Moral Education framing of 2044 linked social change to Zambian Humanism by teaching that a new society requires

• AA change of attitudes that honour the dignity of every person
• BUnchanged attitudes so long as slogans are printed on posters
• CThe rejection of all moral language in public life
• DThe idea that only the wealthy have dignity

2044 notes that the Gospels show Jesus taking time to

• AAvoid all human company and refuse every meal
• BWork, pray, rest, share meals, and celebrate with others
• CSpend every hour only in political campaigning
• DCondemn rest as laziness in every situation

Hebrew prophets such as Amos and Isaiah insist that God rejects

• AEvery form of music in worship
• BAll concern for widows and strangers
• CReligious ritual that ignores justice for the poor and the weak
• DAny public criticism of rulers who crush the poor

In 2044 teaching on service in society, authority is properly used to

• AEnrich the leader's relatives and silence every question
• BProve that ordinary citizens have no worth
• CReplace justice with private revenge
• DServe people and help them live in freedom and dignity

According to 2044, a person's real loyalties are shown most clearly by

• AThe choices they make when duties conflict
• BThe slogans they repeat when nothing is at stake
• CThe number of clubs they join without attending
• DWhether they never make any decision at all

Jesus' saying about giving to the emperor what is the emperor's and to God what is God's is used in 2044 to show that

• AThe state is God and must be obeyed even when it commands injustice
• BCivic duty and loyalty to God can both matter, and God is not reduced to the state
• CChristians may ignore every civic duty because money is evil
• DTaxes were abolished for all of Jesus' followers forever

Traditional Zambian ideas of justice commonly emphasised

• AIgnoring the victim so long as a fine was paid to a stranger overseas
• BThe belief that no wrongdoing ever harms a family
• CRestoring community harmony and putting right what was broken
• DA rule that only the youngest child may speak in a dispute

The well-known prophetic summary of true loyalty to God is that people should

• AOffer more animals while cheating workers
• BTrust military power more than compassion
• CKeep religion strictly private so that injustice can continue in public
• DAct justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God

Jeremiah's promise of a new covenant is used in 2044 to teach that true loyalty is

• AA changed heart that loves God and neighbour, not empty ritual
• BA larger temple building with no change of life
• CLoyalty only to one's ethnic group against all others
• DThe duty to copy every custom of neighbouring empires

Jesus' teaching 'I am the vine; you are the branches' is used in 2044 to show that loyalty to him is lived out as

• ACutting oneself off from all community
• BRemaining in him and loving others, even when that is costly
• CProducing no fruit so that nobody is challenged
• DServing only people who can repay a favour

Jesus' model of authority for 2044's service theme is that a leader should

• ASeek the highest seat and force others to serve
• BUse fear so that no one dares to tell the truth
• CAct as a servant, as when he washes the disciples' feet
• DAvoid all responsibility for other people's welfare

2044's church-history perspective on justice includes the fact that some Christians

• ANever noticed slavery or any other injustice
• BWere forbidden by the Bible to care about public wrongs
• CTaught that the poor have no claim on the powerful
• DOpposed slavery and other injustices, including in African history

2044 discusses levels of obedience in order to show that

• AConscientious loyalty to what is right is not the same as fear-driven compliance
• BBlind compliance is the same as mature loyalty
• CChildren should never listen to any parent or teacher
• DLaws exist only to be broken as a proof of freedom

Old Testament law collections used in 2044 try especially to protect

• AOnly foreign armies occupying the land
• BThe poor, the stranger, and others with little power
• CPeople who give false evidence in court
• DThose who move boundary marks to steal land

Syllabus 2044 uses Francis of Assisi as an example of

• AA ruler who collected heavier taxes to display power
• BA teacher who rejected all care for the poor
• CAuthority expressed through humble service rather than domination
• DA merchant whose only goal was luxury

How should a Christian in public office in Zambia exercise authority, according to 2044 synthesis?

• ABy hiring only relatives and hiding public money
• BBy treating critics as people with no human dignity
• CBy ignoring the poor because office is a private prize
• DThrough honest, loving service of all people, not ethnic favouritism or corruption

When family, party, church, and conscience pull in different directions, 2044 expects a Christian to

• APut loyalty to God and neighbour-love above any group that demands injustice
• BAlways obey the loudest relative, even if the act is cruel
• CTreat party instructions as higher than truth-telling
• DAvoid the conflict by pretending no choice exists

Why do the prophets say God refuses some sacrifices and festivals?

• ABecause God dislikes all gatherings of people
• BBecause worship without justice is hypocrisy
• CBecause the poor should never be mentioned in religion
• DBecause only foreign gods care about honesty

The 2044 theme 'order and freedom in society' treats true freedom as

• ADoing whatever one wants, including harming others
• BFreedom only for rulers, with no rights for anyone else
• CLife ordered by justice and love so people are not enslaved by oppression or by selfishne…
• DEscape from all relationships and responsibilities

2044's present-situation work on authority asks what school rules are for. The best answer is that they should

• AExist only to humiliate learners in public
• BBe ignored whenever a student is popular
• CReplace every appeal to fairness or explanation
• DProtect people and make shared life possible, not display a teacher's power

2044 asks learners to distinguish happiness from mere pleasure. Happiness here means

• AA deeper well-being that includes moral, social, and spiritual life
• BAny passing feeling, even if it destroys other people
• COwning more goods than one's neighbours, whatever the cost
• DNever needing friends, family, or God

In the well-known hymn of 1 Corinthians 13, Paul teaches that the greatest lasting gift is

• APublic status
• BLove
• CPrivate revenge
• DEndless argument for its own sake

The raising of Lazarus and Jesus' own resurrection are used in 2044's unending-life theme to teach that

• ADeath is stronger than God in every case
• BFunerals should be banned because death is unreal
• CGod has power over death and Christians hope for resurrection life
• DOnly the first generation of disciples could speak about hope

2044 traces a development in Hebrew thought from shadowy Sheol toward later writings that express

• AA rule that no one should ever mourn
• BThe idea that God is uninterested in the dead
• CA ban on all discussion of the future
• DA hope of resurrection of the dead

In many Zambian traditional communities, death is understood as

• AA passage into the community of ancestors who remain related to the living
• BProof that the dead person never existed
• CA purely private medical event with no social meaning
• DThe end of all moral concern for the family left behind

Traditional Zambian measures of a successful life often stressed

• AWealth alone, even if the person was cruel and isolated
• BWisdom, character, and being well integrated into the community
• CPhysical strength with no regard for proverb or counsel
• DLeaving one's family and refusing all social ties

Jesus teaches that gaining the whole world while losing one's life or soul is

• AThe definition of Christian success
• BRequired of every disciple before baptism
• CA failure, because a person's true life is not the same as possessions
• DPossible only for people who never help the poor

Mainstream Christian teaching on death in the 2044 unending-life theme includes

• AThe claim that Jesus never died
• BA ban on comforting mourners
• CThe idea that bodies are evil and must be thrown away without care
• DDeath, judgement, and hope of resurrection life with God

2044 notes that unexplained sudden wealth in some traditional settings could lead to

• AAccusations of witchcraft or harmful magic
• BAutomatic appointment as a Christian bishop
• CProof that the person had no family
• DA legal requirement to leave Zambia

The Beatitudes describe as blessed people who are, among others,

• AOnly the already rich and feared
• BPoor in spirit, merciful, and peacemakers
• CThose who never forgive
• DThose who hunger only for revenge

Early Christians could speak of joy even in suffering because

• AThey enjoyed pain for its own sake
• BThey had been promised they would never face hardship
• CTheir hope was in Christ, not only in comfort
• DThey believed God was absent from history

When 2044 compares ideas of a successful life, a core Islamic pattern of duty includes

• AA rule that Muslims must never give to the poor
• BWorship of many equal creator gods
• CA ban on all communal prayer
• DWitness, prayer, almsgiving, fasting, and pilgrimage