deToledo History
de Toledo Staff
Rhetorical Devices
Great Gatsby
Movies and TV
100

What year was New Jew/deToledo founded

2002

100

Who is our Head of School

Mark Shpall

100

Which rhetorical device does this sentence exemplify?

"The door weighed a billion tons"

Hyperbole
100

Who was Tom Buchanan having his affair with

Myrtle Wilson

100

Which famous 90s sitcom occasionally takes place in the coffee shop "Central Perk"

Friends

200

Why did New Jew change its name to deToledo

Alyce and Phillip deToledo (The deToledo family) donated a lot to the school and so the school changed its name in their honor

200

Who is the school's Director of Global Education

Lior Sibony

200

Which rhetorical device does this sentence exemplify?

"Those eyes were as blue as the ocean"

Simile

200

What does West Egg represent in The Great Gatsby

New Money

200

Which 2013 Netflix British Drama show stars Cillian Murphy as its main character

Peaky Blinders

300

Who was deToledo's first Head of School

Bruce Powell

300

Who is the Dean of Students

Gregory Keer

300

Which rhetorical device does this sentence exemplify?

"It was as if Mickey Mouse had walked into the room with how animated he acted"

Allusion

300
Who Killed Jay Gatsby

George Wilson

300

In the popular sitcom Community, who is Troy Barnes' best friend

Abed Nadir

400

What year did deToledo change its name from New Jew

2015

400

Who is the school's Director of Enrollment

Debbie Abelson

400

Which rhetorical device does this sentence exemplify?

"The dance was full of grace and beauty and wonder and so much emotion"

Polysyndeton

400
Who is Jay Gatsby's business associate

Meyer Wolfsheim

400

In the film Jurassic Park what is the name of the park owner

John Hammond

500

What year did Mark Shpall become Head of School

2018

500

Who is the school's Director of Admissions

Michelle November

500

Which rhetorical device does this sentence exemplify?

"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets "

Anaphora

500

In which battalion did Nick Carraway serve in WWI

The Ninth Machine-Gun Battalion of the 3rd Division
500

For which movie did Steven Spielberg win his first Oscar for Best Director

Schindler's List

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