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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue - Pirates in the Desert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of business did Wynn's father have set up in seven states?
(a) Hardware store.
(b) Accounting firm.
(c) Optometrist.
(d) Bingo hall.

2. Which famous Las Vegas hotel was being destroyed in the Prologue of the book?
(a) MGM Grand.
(b) Mandalay Bay.
(c) Dunes Hotel and Casino.
(d) The Flamingo.

3. What was the name of the infomercial which would include footage of the hotel's destruction?
(a) Lights Out, Farewell to an Icon.
(b) Treasure Island, the Adventure Begins.
(c) Steve Wynn, the Brightest Light in Las Vegas.
(d) Diamonds on Black Velvet, the Las Vegas Story.

4. On what day did the hotel destruction occur?
(a) October 27, 1993.
(b) April 19, 1981.
(c) September 15, 1999.
(d) June 25, 1987.

5. Wynn wanted to move Las Vegas away from its mob image to a ________________ image.
(a) Banking.
(b) Celebrity.
(c) Family fun.
(d) Convention.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing that Wynn is unable to control?

2. What was Steve Wynn voted most often by Las Vegas newspaper readers?

3. Allegations of drug abuse and ______________ plagued Wynn throughout his career.

4. With what disease was Wynn afflicted?

5. How many spectators gathered to watch the destruction of the hotel?

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