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ST Athanasius the Apostolic

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

St Athanasius was given all of the following titles except one:

a)

Apostolic

b)

Pillar of Faith

c)

Founder of Christianity

d)

Doctor of the Church

e)

Saint

2.

"Orthodoxy" means "right belief" while "Heresy" means:

a)

similar belief

b)

identical belief

c)

false belief

d)

unknown belief

3.

St Athanasius went to the first Ecumenical Council of Nicea in 325 AD. At this time he was:

a)

the Pope of Alexandria

b)

31 years old

c)

a deacon

d)

Bishop of Ethiopia

4.

The Ecumenical Council of Nicea was held in:

a)

325 AD

b)

325 BC

c)

225 AD

d)

425 AD

5.

Which of the following is FALSE about the Council of Nicea:

a)

Nicea is found in the eastern Roman Empire in modern day France

b)

It was the first ever Ecumenical Council attended by Bishops from all over the world

c)

318 Bishops refuted Arianism and affirmed the Orthodox belief

d)

The Orthodox Creed was authored in the Council of Nicea

6.

Which of the following is FALSE about the Nicene Creed:

a)

It confirmed that the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are of one essence.

b)

It confirmed that the Son made all things, seen and unseen.

c)

It confirmed that the Son is the one true God

d)

It confirmed that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son

7.

Among St Athanasius' many pastoral achievements was the ordination of Frumentius as the first Bishop of Ethiopia in:

a)

1959 AD

b)

320 AD

c)

230 AD

d)

330 AD

8.

St. Athanasius reigned as Pope for _____years, _______of them were passed in exile on account of his vigorous opposition to the spread of Arianism.

a)

46, 5

b)

46, 17

c)

325, 318

d)

17, 5

9.

Of the 45 Paschal Letters of St Athanasius, the 39th, written for Easter of AD 367, talks about:

a)

His belief about Holy Trinity.

b)

The incarnation of the Word of God.

c)

The Life of St Anthony

d)

The 27 Books of the New Testament

10.

According to the Christology of St Athanasius:

a)

Christ is the second Person of the Holy Trinity.

b)

God has one essence in three Persons.

c)

There was never a time when the Father and the Son did not eternally co-exist.

d)

The Persons of Holy Trinity share all of the attributes in the one divine essence.

e)

All are correct