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

2. Capiello was not convicted in the murder of whom?
(a) Joseph Conlan.
(b) Joseph Conrad.
(c) Joseph Connor.
(d) Joseph Conley.

3. Wynn had a never-ending fascination with _____________________.
(a) Tina Turner.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Female blackjack dealers.
(d) Cadillacs.

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

5. How much did Howard Hughes pay for the Frontier Hotel?
(a) $24 million.
(b) $13 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $50 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Wynn move his family to Las Vegas?

2. With what company was E. Parry Thomas working when he was sent to Las Vegas?

3. Wynn's first purchase into a Las Vegas hotel was a three percent share in __________________.

4. How many spectators gathered to watch the destruction of the hotel?

5. How many stories were in the destroyed hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the destruction of the Dunes signify for Steve Wynn and for Las Vegas as a whole?

2. How was Las Vegas trying to change its image in the early 1990s?

3. How much did Wynn spend on fireworks for the Dunes destruction and what did the event eventually buy for him?

4. Who were Louis Cappiello and Camilo Azzinaro, what was unusual about their influential positions and what was the speculation about their true functions in Wynn's enterprises?

5. Who was E. Parry Thomas and what impact did he have on Las Vegas business?

6. Why did Steve Wynn have footage of the Dunes destruction filmed?

7. Who were some of the big name players in 1950s Las Vegas and why did Mike Wynn eventually give up his dream of doing business there?

8. What hotel would be built in the place vacated by the Dunes?

9. What were the circumstances of Mike Wynn's untimely death?

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

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