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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wynn's personality has been described as ________________.
(a) Docile.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Volcanic.
(d) Sullen.

2. What hotel and casino did Wynn build in Atlantic City?
(a) Harrah's.
(b) Taj Mahal.
(c) Bally's.
(d) The Golden Nugget.

3. With what disease was Wynn afflicted?
(a) Retinitis Pigmentosa.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Diabetes Mellitus.
(d) Epilepsy.

4. Wynn became known as a man with _________________.
(a) A heart of gold.
(b) Nine lives.
(c) A violent temper.
(d) The Midas touch.

5. The new hotel would be located next to which hotel?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Harrah's.
(c) The Imperial Palace.
(d) The Mirage.

6. Wynn had men in high positions in his organization who had no gaming industry experience and he claimed that they were what?
(a) Public Relations experts.
(b) Bankers.
(c) Bodyguards.
(d) Consultants.

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

8. What was the cost of the hotel's destruction?
(a) $3 million.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $7.5 million.
(d) $1.5 million.

9. Wynn has been called ____________________.
(a) America's casino don.
(b) Las Vegas meets Disney.
(c) King of Las Vegas.
(d) America's rich kid.

10. What is La Cosa Nostra?
(a) The Mafia.
(b) An Italian tour guidebook.
(c) A New York prison.
(d) An Italian restaurant.

11. How many spectators gathered to watch the destruction of the hotel?
(a) 1,000,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 75,000.
(d) 2,000.

12. How much did Wynn spend in fireworks to cap off the hotel implosion?
(a) $500,000.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $1 million.
(d) $750,000.

13. In what year did the Teamsters president disappear?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1988.

14. 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(c) It was too outdated to renovate.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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did The Mirage hotel and casino open?

2. Jerome Zarowitz was a member of which organized crime family?

3. Who was Wynn's hair stylist?

4. Wynn's bodyguards were of what nationality?

5. Which famous Las Vegas hotel was being destroyed in the Prologue of the book?

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