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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the time he was thirty, Wynn was being referred to as a Las Vegas _________________.
(a) Wunderkind.
(b) High roller.
(c) Hit man.
(d) Mover and shaker.

2. Who was the thirty-one-year-old divorcee who died at a yachting party?
(a) Nicki Masters.
(b) Nelle McGuire.
(c) Nancy Mottola.
(d) Nicole Middleton.

3. Wynn has claimed that he would give up everything in order to _____________________.
(a) Have a son.
(b) Spend fifteen minutes with his father.
(c) Become an astronaut.
(d) Improve his mother's health.

4. In what year did Wynn first visit Las Vegas?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1966.

5. What is one thing that Wynn is unable to control?
(a) His wife.
(b) His children.
(c) His bankers.
(d) His ego.

6. Jerome Zarowitz was a member of which organized crime family?
(a) Bonnano.
(b) Genovese.
(c) Lucchese.
(d) Gambino.

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

8. Who was Wynn's New Jersey nemesis?
(a) Donald Trump.
(b) Rudy Giuliani.
(c) Mario Cuomo.
(d) Anthony Sartori.

9. Allegations of ________________ were leveled at Wynn and the men in #72 and #74.
(a) Cocaine abuse.
(b) Fraud.
(c) Heroin abuse.
(d) Prostitution.

10. Allegations of drug abuse and ______________ plagued Wynn throughout his career.
(a) Fraud.
(b) Pornography.
(c) Theft.
(d) Cocaine trafficking.

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

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

13. Wynn has been called the Great Casino Salesman, the Vegas King and ________________.
(a) Casino Joe.
(b) Mr. Lucky.
(c) The Vegas Don.
(d) Mr. Las Vegas.

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

15. In what year did Wynn enter the Las Vegas casino market?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1955.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Wynn's mother?

2. What was E. Parry Thomas' profession?

3. To a young Steve Wynn, Las Vegas was like _________________.

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

5. Wynn's personality has been described as ________________.

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