Quiz on Arius and Athanasius

What did Arius teach about Jesus?

• Jesus is 100% God and 100% human

• Jesus was a creature created by God

• Jesus was the Father incarnate

• Jesus was not involved in creation

What term did Arius use to describe the Son's essence in relation to the Father?

• Homoousios

• Homoiousios

• God from God

• True God from true God

What did Athanasius teach about the relationship between the Son and the Father?

• The Son is a created being and lesser than the Father

• The Son is of the same essence as the Father

• The Son is a mere reflection of the Father

• The Father and Son are distinct and separate

Which biblical passage supports the idea of God’s love for the world as taught by Athanasius?

• John 3:16

• Matthew 5:9

• Romans 8:28

• Philippians 2:6-11

What term describes the belief that the Son is of the same essence as the Father?

• Homoiousios

• Homoousios

• Subordinationism

• Adoptionism

What was the central issue that the Council of Chalcedon addressed?

• The creation of the world

• The nature of the Holy Spirit

• The full divinity and full humanity of Jesus Christ

• The sinlessness of Christ

At the Council of Chalcedon, what doctrine about Christ was affirmed?

• Christ is 100% divine but not human

• Christ is 100% human but not divine

• Christ is both 100% divine and 100% human at the same time

• Christ is only a spirit, not human or divine

What is the paradox described in the text about Jesus Christ?

• Jesus was both a king and a servant

• Jesus was both 100% divine and 100% human, which seems contradictory but is a deeper truth

• Jesus was the Son of God and the Son of man, with no distinction between the two

• Jesus was a symbol, not a real person

What does the Nicene Creed state about the relationship between the Father and the Son?

• The Son is subordinate to the Father

• The Son is of the same essence as the Father

• The Father and Son are distinct beings with no relationship

• The Father and Son are the same person

What did Arius believe about the origin of the Son?

• The Son was begotten, not made

• The Son was created by the Father

• The Son is eternal and uncreated

• The Son is co-eternal with the Father