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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of Wynn's friends had no gambling industry experience but was given a cushy job in Wynn's company?
(a) Gene Edward Kirkpatrick.
(b) Phillip James Calistrano.
(c) Louis Patrick Cappiello.
(d) Anthony Richard Raguso.

2. How old was Wynn when he first visited Las Vegas?
(a) 37.
(b) 18.
(c) 29.
(d) 10.

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

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

5. Of what did Matthew Gregory put Wynn in charge for his company?
(a) Lounge shows.
(b) Catering.
(c) Gaming.
(d) Hospitality.

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

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

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

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

10. Wynn has often been linked to which crime family?
(a) Gambino.
(b) Lucchese.
(c) Bonnano.
(d) Genovese.

11. What epitaph did Wynn suggest for himself?
(a) Running Fast, Running Scared.
(b) Running Free and Easy.
(c) Running Scared, Straight Ahead.
(d) Running Wild and Untamed.

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

13. Due to an indictment of an associate, Wynn was unable to buy a piece of real estate before it was sold to famous recluse ____________________.
(a) Frank Sinatra.
(b) Howard Hughes.
(c) Greta Garbo.
(d) Elvis Presley.

14. Which Las Vegas casino did Wynn purchase with E. Parry Thomas' money?
(a) Stardust.
(b) Flamingo.
(c) Desert Inn.
(d) Golden Nugget.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business did Wynn's father have set up in seven states?

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

3. What was Steve Wynn voted most often by Las Vegas newspaper readers?

4. In what year did the Teamsters president disappear?

5. Who was Wynn's mother?

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