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

2. In what year did Wynn open the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1975.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1995.

3. Who was the Chairman of the Mirage Resorts?
(a) Wayne Newton.
(b) Frank Sinatra.
(c) Steve Wynn.
(d) Donald Trump.

4. What new hotel was intended to take the place of the one being destroyed?
(a) Treasure Island.
(b) The Bellagio.
(c) Paris.
(d) Luxor.

5. How many spectators gathered to watch the destruction of the hotel?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 1,000,000.
(d) 75,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brand of sausage did Wynn demand was used at the Golden Nugget due to Wynn's affiliation with Louis Cappiello?

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

3. In what year did the Teamsters president disappear?

4. Wynn had men in high positions in his organization who had no gaming industry experience and he claimed that they were what?

5. To a young Steve Wynn, Las Vegas was like _________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Why did Wynn make the decision to renovate the Golden Nugget?

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