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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue - Pirates in the Desert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wynn has dominated the Las Vegas casino and _____________ scene.
(a) Health care.
(b) Political.
(c) Educational.
(d) Government.

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

3. The implosion of the hotel was compared to ________________.
(a) Armageddon.
(b) A bad dream.
(c) World War II.
(d) A Hollywood movie.

4. What was Mafia boss Anthony Salerno's nickname?
(a) Fat Tony.
(b) Tony Bologna.
(c) Knuckles.
(d) Cry Baby.

5. Wynn was sometimes compared to Las Vegas legends Bugsy Siegel and _________________.
(a) Wayne Newton.
(b) Howard Hughes.
(c) Paul Anka.
(d) Frank Sinatra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wynn has often been linked to which crime family?

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

3. At which hotel did Wynn begin his Las Vegas career?

4. Allegations of drug abuse and ______________ plagued Wynn throughout his career.

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

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