Which statement best explains how athanasius responds to the angels scolding

At first he is surprised and defensive, but later he recognizes his mistakes.

Explanation:

Because it the passage states that "he understood that not by gold, but by good works only, could he render service to God and his fellow-man." this means that, if anyone find any riches that you found somewhere but don't know where but guessed what "drop it". cause in my opinion for me to god is that great work pays off that any cases of how life is tretering and your choices, so no matter how hard you life get there this word "try again" and that word signifies the meaning of god to never give up if you truly want to help the ones you love.

so is this a rhetorical question?