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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wynn's first purchase into a Las Vegas hotel was a three percent share in __________________.
(a) The Stardust.
(b) The Frontier.
(c) The Flamingo.
(d) Caesar's Palace.

2. How much debt had Wynn's father amassed by the time of his death?
(a) $200,000.
(b) $75,000.
(c) $500,000.
(d) $50,000.

3. Who did Wynn marry in 1963?
(a) Ellen Preston.
(b) Eva Patel.
(c) Elaine Pascal.
(d) Emma Pearson.

4. Wynn's father was in the _________________ business.
(a) Bingo hall.
(b) Optometry.
(c) Retailing.
(d) Accounting.

5. Who was the president of the Teamsters in 1964?
(a) Henry Kissinger.
(b) Jimmy Hoffa.
(c) Lyndon Johnson.
(d) Sam Phillips.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is La Cosa Nostra?

2. What hotel and casino did Wynn build in Atlantic City?

3. What was the cost of the hotel's destruction?

4. Why did Wynn's father not end up opening a bingo parlor in Las Vegas?

5. Wynn wanted to move Las Vegas away from its mob image to a ________________ image.

(see the answer key)

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