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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. Which of the following is not necessarily under the control of a film's director?
(a) Scene.
(b) Script.
(c) Element.
(d) Cameras.

2. Lynch was forced to give in and get a job selling which publication?
(a) Time.
(b) Wall Street Journal.
(c) People.
(d) Newsweek.

3. What shape is the room described by Lynch?
(a) Circle.
(b) Rectangle.
(c) Square.
(d) Hexagon.

4. The faces of which holy people have always fascinated Lynch?
(a) Chieftains.
(b) Lamas.
(c) Monks.
(d) Yogis.

5. What is the name of the actor that waiting until Lynch got funding for his film?
(a) Palance.
(b) Nance.
(c) Frantz.
(d) Gant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dealing with which part of the casting process is the most critical?

2. Which newspaper did Lynch work for after creating the piece?

3. How many stages of consciousness are there?

4. In which year does the book startout reviewing Lynch's life?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Give an example of Lynch's policy on actors regarding the lead in "Blue Velvet."

2. Explain the definition and practice of transcendence. Is it easily achieved?

3. What is another example of Lynch's "marriage theory?"

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

5. 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?

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

7. What event caused Lynch to change his mind?

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

9. What is Lynch's opinion on the marriage of emotion and intellect?

10. Why does Lynch see "Eraserhead" as a spiritual movie? What inspired Lynch to pull it all together and finish the film?

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