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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for the final destination?

2. Where did Lynch begin practicing TM?

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

4. Lynch was enthralled when he learned that his childhood friend's father was a professional _____.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Lynch's opinion on choosing the right music for a score.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is Lynch's opinion on the increasing pace of society?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lynch believes he has found the answer to curing his issues with anger and depression. Discuss Lynch's lifelong battle with anger and depression. What do you think caused those issues? What are the symptoms? What are the outward signs? What is the Suffocating Rubber Clown Suit of Negativity? How did those issues affect Lynch's person and professional lives? What types of things did Lynch do to try to combat those issues? What was most successful? What was the least successful? What was Lynch's ultimate discovery in battling anger and depression?

Essay Topic 2

Money and creativity are often linked when it comes to executing a project. Discuss Lynch's views on this topic. How does money affect the creative process? Can a person with money develop a project without a certain level of creativity? Explain. What might a creative person do to develop a project if money is in short supply? How have these issues affected Lynch? Are these issues still a part of Lynch's life? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The term "psychogenic fugue" is used in regards to the film "Lost Highways." What is a psychogenic fugue? What does it mean? What are its symptoms? Is it dangerous? What is the medical/psychiatric explanation of a psychogenic fugue? How does the term apply to "Lost Highways?" What was Lynch's inspiration for the film and for the use of a psychogenic fugue?

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