Quiz on Athanasius

Where was Athanasius exiled to in 335?

• Rome

• Trier

• Tyre

• Alexandria

Who succeeded Constantius in 361?

• Alexander

• Julian "the Apostate"

• Constantine

• Athanasius

What is the main focus of Athanasius's work "Against the Heathen"?

• The divinity of the Son

• The inadequacy of paganism

• The biography of Anthony of Egypt

• The celebration of Easter

What is the significance of the "Paschal (Easter) Epistles"?

• They define monasticism

• They announce the date of Easter and beginning of Lent

• They affirm the divinity of the Holy Spirit

• They attack paganism

What does Athanasius identify as the "scope of Scripture"?

• The divinity of the Son

• The teachings of the Fathers

• The inadequacy of paganism

• The celebration of Easter

What does Athanasius argue about the Son's generation by God?

• The Son is created by God's will

• The Son is eternally generated by God's nature

• The Son is a creation of God's pleasure

• The Son is identical to the Holy Spirit

What is the primary theme of Athanasius's "Discourses against the Arians"?

• The inadequacy of paganism

• The divinity of the Son

• The biography of Anthony of Egypt

• The celebration of Easter

What is the theological term used by Athanasius to describe the saving effects of the Incarnation?

• Salvation

• Redemption

• Theosis

• Resurrection

How does Athanasius describe the role of the Son in salvation?

• The Son punishes humanity

• The Son unites us to Himself

• The Son abandons humanity

• The Son judges humanity

According to Athanasius, what does Christ's likeness involve?

• Only external fulfillment of ethical teachings

• Only internal belief

• More than external fulfillment of ethical teachings

• Only ritual practices