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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Anthony Castelbuono need to launder drug money?
(a) To get back in the good graces of his Sicilian contacts.
(b) To open a Las Vegas casino.
(c) To move his business to South America.
(d) To avoid an IRS audit.

2. With what disease was Wynn diagnosed?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Diabetes Mellitus.
(c) Retinitis Pigmentosa.
(d) Leukemia.

3. Wynn was sometimes compared to Las Vegas legends Bugsy Siegel and _________________.
(a) Howard Hughes.
(b) Frank Sinatra.
(c) Paul Anka.
(d) Wayne Newton.

4. How much did Howard Hughes pay for the Frontier Hotel?
(a) $24 million.
(b) $10 million.
(c) $13 million.
(d) $50 million.

5. The hotel was being destroyed for what reason?
(a) It had too much structural damage and was no longer safe.
(b) To erase the memory of mob-related activities.
(c) The city needed the space for parking.
(d) It was too outdated to renovate.

Short Answer Questions

1. It has been said that Wynn had the wisdom of Solomon and the showmanship of whom?

2. Wynn hoped to improve his corporation's overseas image by asking for the resignation of whom?

3. At which hotel did Wynn begin his Las Vegas career?

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

5. Wynn had a never-ending fascination with _____________________.

(see the answer key)

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