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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 refers to what body of water?
(a) Stream.
(b) Ocean.
(c) Lake.
(d) Pond.

2. Like Lynch, the doctor believes that transcending is a(n) ______ thing.
(a) Abstract.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Interesting.
(d) Measurable.

3. What is the name of this particular movie?
(a) Lost Highways.
(b) Dune.
(c) Blue Velvet.
(d) Twin Peaks.

4. What was the surname of the composer/musician that was a critical part of the film?
(a) Badalamenti.
(b) Stevenson.
(c) Baccharach.
(d) King.

5. Lynch takes great joy in which kind of art?
(a) Abstract.
(b) Gothic.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Realist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lynch believes that his ____ for the film was ultimately ruined.

2. Which of the following is not necessarily under the control of a film's director?

3. What is another name for the final destination?

4. The faces also tend to show a lack of ____.

5. Which item is responsible for attracting the first idea in Lynch's mind?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the western world educated about Transcendental Meditation? Who was the teacher? When was TM introduced to the US?

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

3. Lynch discusses dream logic. How many times has the author experienced it? What project was he working on at the time? Who was involved?

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

5. What does Lynch mean by "Catching the Big Fish?" How does one prepare to catch it? Why is it important?

6. What is Lynch's opinion of sound in film?

7. Why does Lynch discount it when people say they are not informed enough to interpret cinema? What is a common bond between viewers?

8. Why is rehearsal important? What is its purpose?

9. What scientific theory supported the effects of TM? What part of science developed and supported the theory? What other type of science supported the theory?

10. Why does Lynch attach a visual image to transcendence? What is the image and its explanation?

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