Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Ben Mezrich
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What college was Lewis attending?
(a) MIT.
(b) Brandeis.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Northeastern.

2. What was Lewis's father's occupation?
(a) Anthropologist.
(b) Geologist.
(c) Archeologist.
(d) Biologist.

3. What type of house did Lewis's parents live in?
(a) A ranch-style house.
(b) Two-story colonial-style house.
(c) A split-level house.
(d) A nineteen century fouresquare.

4. Where did Brian Hale grow up?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Maryland.

5. At what casino did the author meet Jill Taylor?
(a) Bullwhackers Casino.
(b) Foxwoods Resort and Casino.
(c) Black Bear Casino and Hotel.
(d) Lakeside Gambling.

6. Where did Jill Taylor live at the time she met the author?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) Hartford, Connecticut.
(c) Providence, Rhode Island.
(d) New York, New York.

7. What was the first casino that Lewis was asked to leave and never come back?
(a) Tropicana.
(b) Bally's.
(c) Stardust.
(d) Caesars.

8. For how long had Lewis led a double life?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 4 years.

9. How old was Rosa when he matriculated at MIT?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 17.

10. By June of 1995, what profit had the team made in the last eight months?
(a) 25 percent.
(b) 15 percent.
(c) 30 percent.
(d) 20 percent.

11. How much had Kevin Lewis won at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $30,000.

12. What was the address where Lewis was going to take his casino test?
(a) 15 North Grove St.
(b) 35 Anderson St.
(c) 43 Wister Street.
(d) 27 Stanford Street.

13. How much money did the average visitor to Vegas lose in a typical weekend?
(a) $200.
(b) $150.
(c) $250.
(d) $300.

14. How much money had Martinez and Fisher made in six months?
(a) $100,000 each.
(b) $50,000 each.
(c) $200,000 each.
(d) $75,000 each.

15. What metal object in the author's pocket set off the metal detector at the airport?
(a) Cell phone.
(b) Keys.
(c) Fingernail clippers.
(d) A pocket knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What simple word was used to signal a +16?

2. How much money was Lewis carrying on his persons when he and Martinez went to Vegas in November of 1994?

3. How many hours a day did Lewis spend matching high and low cards as he began to learn basic strategy for blackjack?

4. Where was Lewis going to be working after graduating from MIT?

5. What was Andrew Tay's major?

(see the answer keys)

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