Quiz  /  Louis Pasteur MCQ Quiz Questions with Answers

  • 1. 
    Where was Louis Pasteur born?

  • Germany
  • England
  • United States
  • France

  • 2. 
    Which of the following best describes Louis Pasteur's youth?

  • He was an orphan who lived on the streets of London
  • He came from a wealthy family and was a math prodigy
  • He came from a poor family and enjoyed art and singing
  • He worked on a farm where he spent a lot of time with cows

  • 3. 
    What subject did Louis Pasteur teach as a professor?

  • Biology
  • Geology
  • Chemistry
  • Latin

  • 4. 
    What caused Louis Pasteur to begin to investigate the cause of infectious disease?

  • The deaths of three of his children to typhoid fever
  • He thought he could make a lot of money if he found cures
  • The spread of the Bubonic Plague throughout Europe
  • He wanted to become a famous scientist

  • 5. 
    Where did scientists think bacteria came from prior to Louis Pasteur?

  • They thought it spontaneously generated out of nowhere
  • They thought it came from space aliens
  • All of the above
  • They thought it formed high in the atmosphere

  • 6. 
    What nickname did Louis Pasteur earn when he proved that bacteria were living things that came from other living things?

  • Father of Germ Theory
  • King of the Bugs
  • Mister Bacteria
  • Doctor Germs

  • 7. 
    What is the name of the process Louis Pasteur invented that allowed for foods such as milk, cheese, and wine to last longer and be safer to eat?

  • Refrigeration
  • The Louis Process
  • Pasteurization
  • The Pasture Process

  • 8. 
    What is the weak form of a disease called that can help a person to become immune to the disease?

  • Sub dose
  • Influenza
  • Blank disease
  • Vaccine

  • 9. 
    True or False: Pasteur's discoveries stopped surgeons from boiling their instruments as the hot instruments were dangerous to humans.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 10. 
    The first vaccine that Louis Pasteur administered to a human was for what disease?

  • Yellow Fever
  • Influenza
  • Polio
  • Rabies
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