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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wynn has dominated the Las Vegas casino and _____________ scene.
(a) Educational.
(b) Government.
(c) Political.
(d) Health care.

2. How many stories were in the destroyed hotel?
(a) 18.
(b) 23.
(c) 15.
(d) 32.

3. What was E. Parry Thomas' profession?
(a) Physician.
(b) Banker.
(c) Realtor.
(d) Attorney.

4. Into which East coast city did Wynn make his casino entrance?
(a) Danbury.
(b) Atlantic City.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

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

6. By what year was the Frontier in bankruptcy?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1957.

7. In what year did Wynn complete renovations on the Golden Nugget?
(a) 1984.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1977.

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

9. In what year did The Mirage hotel and casino open?
(a) 1989.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1968.

10. The Frontier Hotel was built _____________ years before Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo Hotel.
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

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

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(c) It was too outdated to renovate.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

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

15. What did Wynn add to the Golden Nugget to update its image?
(a) Restaurant.
(b) Hotel.
(c) Golf course.
(d) Spa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Wynn's father when he died?

2. Which of the following is NOT associated with the term "half wiseguy"?

3. Wynn has claimed that he would give up everything in order to _____________________.

4. By the time he was thirty, Wynn was being referred to as a Las Vegas _________________.

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

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