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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which organization investigated Wynn in 1983?
(a) Interpol.
(b) Scotland Yard.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The CIA.

2. What is La Cosa Nostra?
(a) A New York prison.
(b) An Italian tour guidebook.
(c) An Italian restaurant.
(d) The Mafia.

3. In what year did Howard Hughes purchase the Frontier Hotel?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1945.

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

5. Wynn became known as a man with _________________.
(a) A violent temper.
(b) The Midas touch.
(c) A heart of gold.
(d) Nine lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wynn add to the Golden Nugget to update its image?

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

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

4. Capiello was not convicted in the murder of whom?

5. What was Anthony Castelbuono's mob nickname?

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