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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Wynn's bodyguards were of what nationality?
(a) Russian.
(b) Sicilian.
(c) Canadian.
(d) Spanish.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the infomercial which would include footage of the hotel's destruction?

2. What was E. Parry Thomas' profession?

3. Due to an indictment of an associate, Wynn was unable to buy a piece of real estate before it was sold to famous recluse ____________________.

4. Which one of Wynn's friends had no gambling industry experience but was given a cushy job in Wynn's company?

5. What is La Cosa Nostra?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Jerome Zarowitz and how did Wynn first encounter him?

2. In spite of his efforts to destroy the image of a mob-ruled Las Vegas, what impact does the mob have on him?

3. What do Las Vegas newspaper readers perennially vote Steve Wynn as?

4. What work did Wynn do for Cassandra Limited promoter-director Matt Gregory and what was the speculation about Wynn's income vs. the salary he received?

5. What had the Dunes signified in Las Vegas?

6. When did Steve Wynn enter the Las Vegas casino market?

7. When did young Steve Wynn first visit Las Vegas and what were his impressions?

8. How was Wynn able to purchase the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas when E. Parry Thomas was unable to do so?

9. What was Las Vegas like when Wynn started going there in the 1950s?

10. Why did Wynn make the decision to renovate the Golden Nugget?

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