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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. What item is used to signify the act of understanding?
(a) Ringing bell.
(b) Halo.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Light bulb.

2. Lynch claims that many people do not understand that creativity requires a great deal of which of the following:
(a) Discipline.
(b) Education.
(c) Mental preparation.
(d) Talent.

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

4. What stood in the way of Lynch's early projects?
(a) Lack of experience.
(b) Lack of free time.
(c) No materials.
(d) Money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the first movie mentioned by Lynch?

2. If the practitioner is diligent, TM will produce which of the following:

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

4. Lynch takes great joy in which kind of art?

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

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 is Lynch's opinion of sound in film?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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