Louis Pasteur

When did Louis Pasteur publish his germ theory?

• 1841

• 1851

• 1861

• 1871

In what year did Louis Pasteur carry out experiments to prove his theory correct?

• 1861

• 1862

• 1863

• 1864

What was a problem with Pasteur's germ theory?

• Aliens invaded

• It was too general

• It only cured one disease

• Robert Koch proved him wrong

True or false? Pasteur couldn’t identify which specific bacteria caused individual diseases.

• True

• False

True or false? Pasteur proved that living air contains microorganisms and these microbes can be killed by cold.

• True

• False

Pick 2 factors which led to Pasteur's breakthrough.

• War

• Attitudes: Seeking improvement

• Church

• Science and Technology

• Government

Which other individual helped prove Pasteur's germ theory?

• Edward Jenner

• Robert Koch

• John Snow

• Edwin Chadwick

Which two other individuals did Pasteur's work inspire?

• Joseph Lister

• Edward Jenner

• John Snow

• Edwin Chadwick

• Robert Koch

True or false? It was Pasteur who made the breakthrough of identifying which bacteria caused disease.

• True

• False

True or false? Pasteur was not a doctor.

• True

• False