Gatsby Vs. Rockefeller

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1.

When asked what he did for a living, he claimed to have worked in the drug business and the oil business, but said he didn’t do either anymore.
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
A. Jay Gatsby
2.

He possessed various affectations, “a hard-to-place accent, a fabricated educational pedigree, a borrowed last name,” that “added up to an image that practically begged people to notice him."
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
B. Clark D. Rockefeller
3.

He once vanished from polite society, telling each of his friends he was going to a different destination, including Peru, Alaska, the Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas.
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
B. Clark D. Rockefeller
4.

When asked what he did for a living, he once said his profession was “advising foreign governments on how much money to print.”
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
B. Clark D. Rockefeller
5.

He dressed lavishly: “Every article of clothing, from his slippers to pajamas, was monogrammed.”
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
B. Clark D. Rockefeller
6.

He once produced an authentic looking medal of honor from the government of Montenegro and claimed to have won it for extraordinary bravery.
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
A. Jay Gatsby
7.

He was rumored to have killed someone, to have been a German spy and to live in a house that was actually a boat that moved secretly up and down the shore of Long Island.
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
A. Jay Gatsby
8.

Though he was born in Germany and entered the United States through Connecticut, he claimed to have been a descendent of the last British viceroy of India.
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
B. Clark D. Rockefeller
9.

He was so adamant about never going back to Connecticut, where he claimed his parents were killed, that he “threw a fit” when he realized that the car he was in was about to cross the state line.
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
B. Clark D. Rockefeller
10.

He once lived in a factual imitation of a Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with an ivy-covered tower on one side, a marble swimming pool, and more than 40 acres of lawn.
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
A. Jay Gatsby
11.

He was fond of calling people “old sport.”
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
A. Jay Gatsby
12.

He was fond of announcing, “Isn’t this grand?”
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
B. Clark D. Rockefeller
13.

Though he was really a poor clam-digger and salmon-fisher from North Dakota, he claimed to have grown up in San Francisco, where his family had all died and left him a large sum of money. He also claimed to have attended Oxford University, which may or may not be true.
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
A. Jay Gatsby
14.

He liked to use his influence to introduce artists to art buyers and critics, and possessed an extraordinary art collection that included Rothkos and a Mondrian.
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
B. Clark D. Rockefeller
15.

He once said, “After that I lived like a young rajah in all the capitals of Europe—Paris, Venice, Rome—collecting jewels, chiefly rubies, hunting big game, painting a little, things for myself only, and trying to forget something very sad that had happened to me long ago.”
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
A. Jay Gatsby
16.

He wooed the love of his life by secretly inviting her to a neighbor’s house after waiting five years and buying a mansion to impress her.
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
A. Jay Gatsby
17.

He once produced a key that he claimed opened the entire Rockefeller building.
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
B. Clark D. Rockefeller
18.

He threw his future wife a themed party in his home before they had even met.
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
B. Clark D. Rockefeller
19.

“He invented just the sort of [persona] that a 17-year-old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end.”
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
A. Jay Gatsby
20.

He dressed lavishly: “I’ve got a man in England who buys me clothes. He sends over a selection of things at the beginning of each season, spring and fall.”
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefller
Correct Answer
A. Jay Gatsby
21.

He was undone by his love for a capricious young woman.
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
A. Jay Gatsby
22.

He affectionately referred to the girl who led to his undoing as “Snooks.”
- A.
  
  Jay Gatsby
- B.
  
  Clark D. Rockefeller
Correct Answer
B. Clark D. Rockefeller

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Gatsby Vs. Rockefeller

When asked what he did for a living, he claimed to have worked in the drug business and the oil business, but said he didn’t do either anymore.

He possessed various affectations, “a hard-to-place accent, a fabricated educational pedigree, a borrowed last name,” that “added up to an image that practically begged people to notice him."

He once vanished from polite society, telling each of his friends he was going to a different destination, including Peru, Alaska, the Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas.

When asked what he did for a living, he once said his profession was “advising foreign governments on how much money to print.”

He dressed lavishly: “Every article of clothing, from his slippers to pajamas, was monogrammed.”

He once produced an authentic looking medal of honor from the government of Montenegro and claimed to have won it for extraordinary bravery.

He was rumored to have killed someone, to have been a German spy and to live in a house that was actually a boat that moved secretly up and down the shore of Long Island.

Though he was born in Germany and entered the United States through Connecticut, he claimed to have been a descendent of the last British viceroy of India.

He was so adamant about never going back to Connecticut, where he claimed his parents were killed, that he “threw a fit” when he realized that the car he was in was about to cross the state line.

He once lived in a factual imitation of a Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with an ivy-covered tower on one side, a marble swimming pool, and more than 40 acres of lawn.

He was fond of calling people “old sport.”

He was fond of announcing, “Isn’t this grand?”

Though he was really a poor clam-digger and salmon-fisher from North Dakota, he claimed to have grown up in San Francisco, where his family had all died and left him a large sum of money. He also claimed to have attended Oxford University, which may or may not be true.

He liked to use his influence to introduce artists to art buyers and critics, and possessed an extraordinary art collection that included Rothkos and a Mondrian.

He once said, “After that I lived like a young rajah in all the capitals of Europe—Paris, Venice, Rome—collecting jewels, chiefly rubies, hunting big game, painting a little, things for myself only, and trying to forget something very sad that had happened to me long ago.”

He wooed the love of his life by secretly inviting her to a neighbor’s house after waiting five years and buying a mansion to impress her.

He once produced a key that he claimed opened the entire Rockefeller building.

He threw his future wife a themed party in his home before they had even met.

“He invented just the sort of [persona] that a 17-year-old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end.”

He dressed lavishly: “I’ve got a man in England who buys me clothes. He sends over a selection of things at the beginning of each season, spring and fall.”

He was undone by his love for a capricious young woman.

He affectionately referred to the girl who led to his undoing as “Snooks.”