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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. Lynch discusses his choices regarding music for which film?
(a) Blue Velvet.
(b) The Elephant Man.
(c) Twin Peaks.
(d) Wild at Heart.

2. This type of inspiration happened during the filming of which Lynch movie?
(a) Blue Velvet.
(b) Eraserhead.
(c) Dune.
(d) Wild at Heart.

3. Which is the first movie mentioned by Lynch?
(a) Blue Velvet.
(b) Lost Highways.
(c) Eraserhead.
(d) Twin Peaks.

4. This body of water represents which emotion?
(a) Bliss.
(b) Rage.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Contentment.

5. Which item is responsible for attracting the first idea in Lynch's mind?
(a) Necessity.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Restlessness.
(d) Desire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stages of consciousness are there?

2. Lynch believes that _____ is a critical element when making a film.

3. Like Lynch, the doctor believes that transcending is a(n) ______ thing.

4. Lynch states that he meditates a minimum of ___ times per day.

5. What gathers together in order to create something large?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain when and where Lynch tried TM for the first time. How has that experience affected Lynch's life?

2. What is the purpose of TM? What is the pay off for committing to the practice?

3. How does Lynch choose actors? List at least one of the criteria for being chosen by Lynch.

4. What creates an initial idea? How do bigger ideas come into reality? How does Lynch feel about idea fragments?

5. Who showed the scientific community proof that transcending is a real and measurable thing? How was it proven?

6. Why does Lynch believe that every film is an experiment? What happens if the experiment fails?

7. Explain Lynch's breakthrough at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. How did the project start? What did it inspire?

8. What example does Lynch use to illustrate this point? What was the outcome?

9. Discuss Lynch's first experience with Transcendental Meditation or TM. When did the experience occur? What was Lynch's opinion of the practice before he started?

10. What was Lynch's first impression of Hollywood? What is desirable about the area?

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