Deck 10: Italian Organized Crime

Question 1

The largest presence of Italian organized crime groups is in all except

A) New York
B) Southern New Jersey
C) Boston
D) Philadelphia

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Dickie (2004) observed the Mafia in Sicily came with the unification of Italy during the

A) Risorgimento
B) Vespers Rebellion
C) Sicilian Feudal society
D) Patriarchal Organization

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Who earned the title "Prefect of Iron"

A) Benito Mussolini
B) Cesare Mori
C) Don Cicco
D) Robin Houdini

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Who became a Mafia celebrity after L'Espresso put his picture on the cover of their April 2001 issue announcing "here is the new boss of the mafia".

A) Paolo Borsellino
B) John Gotti
C) Al Capone
D) Matteo Messina Denaro

Question 5

The Mafia first came to the U.S. when Italian Mafia members arrived in which city?

A) NYC
B) Newark
C) New Orleans
D) San Francisco

Question 6

The Black Hand originated in the Kingdom of

A) Naples
B) Sicily
C) Roma
D) Italia

Question 7

What was the Black Hand?

A) A criminal group
B) An extortion racket
C) A police task force
D) A type of hit

Question 8

Which era of Mafia leaders that operated primarily in Italian immigrant communities were very traditional and formed hierarchical and patriarchal-type criminal organizations?

A) Mustache Petes
B) La Mano Nera
C) La Cosa Nostra
D) Scarface

Question 9

Al Capone began his criminal career working for _______________ the leader of the Five Points gang

A) Joe Masseria
B) Frank Gallucio
C) Frankie Yale
D) Lucky Luciano

Question 10

In 1927 the Supreme Court ruled in the United States v. Sullivan trial that the _____ amendment did not protect the recipient of income tax on illicit traffic in liquor from prosecution for willful refusal to make any return under the income tax law

A) Third
B) Fourth
C) Fifth
D) Sixth

Question 11

The Castellammarese War was over
A Power and money
B) Turf and business dealings
C) Intra family feuds
D) Fraternization

Question 12

Which Italian mobster is considered the father of modern organized crime in the U.S.?

A) Salvatore Maranzano
B) Joe Valachi
C) Lucky Luciano
D) Masseria Mansalvati

Question 13

Which was the first mobster to build a casino in Las Vegas?

A) John Lazia
B) Benjamin Siegel
C) Lucky Luciano
D) Joseph Pendergast

Question 14

Which hotel in Las Vegas is known to be financed with mob money.

A) Caesar's Palace
B) The Renaissance
C) The Flamingo Club
D) Hilton Downtown

Question 15

The Pizza Connection was a

A) Human trafficking agreement between Mafia groups
B) Plot to smuggle heroin and cocaine into the U.S.
C) A list of business owners who pay the mob off in exchange for protection
D) Political maneuvers to cover up illegal activity