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

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

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

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

5. Who was Wynn's hair stylist?
(a) Carmelo Abruzzo.
(b) Camilo Azzinaro.
(c) Carmine Augustino.
(d) Clarence Abandano.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Wynn's father not end up opening a bingo parlor in Las Vegas?

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

4. The Frontier Hotel was built _____________ years before Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo Hotel.

5. With what disease was Wynn diagnosed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Steve Wynn's charmed childhood.

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

3. Why did the authorities typically not arrest anyone for operating bingo halls or playing bingo?

4. When was the Dunes Hotel and Casino and Las Vegas destroyed?

5. What had the Dunes signified in Las Vegas?

6. What were the Las Vegas dreams of Wynn's father, Mike?

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

8. How did Wynn try to protect Cappiello in spite of Capiello's murder of Joseph Conlan?

9. 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?

10. With what disease was Wynn diagnosed and what impact did it have on his personality and business?

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