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 kind of boots was Lewis wearing as he went for his casino test?
(a) Timberland.
(b) North Face.
(c) Keen.
(d) Columbia.

2. Where did Lewis take his Spotting and Gorilla tests?
(a) A casino in Chinatown.
(b) Lam's apartment.
(c) Martinez and Fisher's apartment.
(d) An MIT classroom.

3. In June of 1995, what were Kianna, Michael, and Fisher eating?
(a) Sushi.
(b) Chicken wings.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Chips.

4. What was Andrew Tay's major?
(a) Mechanical engineering.
(b) Physics.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Electrical engineering.

5. What simple word was used to signal +2?
(a) Tree.
(b) Stool.
(c) Switch.
(d) Car.

6. In Chapter 1, how much money did Lewis have in a duffel bag?
(a) A little over one million dollars.
(b) A little over five hundred thousand dollars.
(c) $750,000.
(d) $350,000.

7. How long had the MIT Blackjack Team been in existence?
(a) 15 years.
(b) Almost two decades.
(c) Almost a decade.
(d) 12 years.

8. Where had Lewis's father been working on a project?
(a) Ecuador.
(b) Venezuela.
(c) Chile.
(d) Bolivia.

9. What was the capacity of the Grand Victoria Casino?
(a) 1500.
(b) 1000.
(c) 900.
(d) 1200.

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

11. What was a part of Jason Fisher's ethnic background?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Mexican.
(c) Italian.
(d) Chinese.

12. How tall was Andrew Tay?
(a) 6'5".
(b) 5'11".
(c) 5'10".
(d) 6'.

13. How many members did the tribe have that ran the casino where the author met Jill?
(a) 350.
(b) 200.
(c) 150.
(d) 300.

14. What color hair did Jill Taylor have when she met the author?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Blond.

15. How much money did Lewis lose in two hands of blackjack in late 1994?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $75,000.
(c) $55,000.
(d) $150,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Lewis's father immigrated from?

2. How much money did the average visitor to Vegas lose in a typical weekend?

3. What was the name of the dealer at the casino where Martinez and Lewis played blackjack in Chapter 4?

4. What percent of the time would a deal normally bust in blackjack?

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

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