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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. How much did Wynn spend in fireworks to cap off the hotel implosion?
(a) $500,000.
(b) $1 million.
(c) $5 million.
(d) $750,000.

2. What kind of business did Wynn's father have set up in seven states?
(a) Accounting firm.
(b) Bingo hall.
(c) Hardware store.
(d) Optometrist.

3. How old was Wynn when he first visited Las Vegas?
(a) 37.
(b) 18.
(c) 29.
(d) 10.

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

5. Why did Wynn's father not end up opening a bingo parlor in Las Vegas?
(a) He got ill.
(b) He didn't have the money.
(c) He couldn't get a license.
(d) He was murdered.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did Wynn first visit Las Vegas?

3. In what year did the Teamsters president disappear?

4. Who was the president of the Teamsters in 1964?

5. The new hotel would be located next to which hotel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. What lasting impact did Mike Wynn have on his son, Steve?

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