WorksheetsQuiz on Louis Pasteur
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Louis Pasteur was born in which country?
Germany
Italy
France
Spain
In what year was Louis Pasteur born?
1822
1840
1856
1835
Pasteur is often called the father of which field?
Physics
Microbiology
Chemistry
Astronomy
Which process did Pasteur develop to prevent spoilage of wine and milk?
Fermentation
Sterilization
Pasteurization
Distillation
Pasteur proved that microorganisms cause diseases. This is known as:
Spontaneous Generation
Cell Theory
Germ Theory
Evolution Theory
What disease did Pasteur develop the first vaccine for?
Cholera
Anthrax
Influenza
Malaria
Louis Pasteur also developed a vaccine against which deadly viral disease?
Smallpox
Rabies
Measles
Polio
Pasteur disproved the theory of __________ by showing microbes come from other microbes.
Evolution
Spontaneous Generation
Biogenesis
Natural Selection
Where did Pasteur establish his famous research institute?
London
Paris
Geneva
Rome
What was the Pasteur Institute mainly created for?
Astronomy studies
Developing vaccines
Art and culture
Agriculture
Pasteur made important discoveries in which field of chemistry?
Inorganic chemistry
Crystallography
Nuclear chemistry
Electrochemistry
Pasteur's work on fermentation showed that it was caused by:
Chemical reactions only
Microorganisms
Temperature changes
Air exposure
Louis Pasteur's experiments with swan-neck flasks were designed to study:
Bacteria in soil
Air circulation
Spontaneous Generation
Virus transmission
Pasteurization involves heating a liquid to a specific temperature to:
Kill harmful microbes
Change its flavor
Increase its nutrients
Freeze it
Which of the following is NOT one of Pasteur's contributions?
Vaccines for rabies and anthrax
Germ Theory
Discovery of penicillin
Pasteurization
Pasteur studied silkworm diseases in France to help which industry?
Wine
Silk
Cheese
Wool
Pasteur's rabies vaccine was first successfully used on a boy named:
Edward Jenner
Joseph Meister
Alexander Fleming
Robert Koch
Louis Pasteur originally trained as a:
Chemist
Physician
Farmer
Engineer
Pasteur's discoveries helped reduce deaths caused by:
Surgery infections
Earthquakes
Poisoning
Accidents
Louis Pasteur died in what year?
1895
1901
1910
1889
