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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. How many stages of consciousness are there?

2. Lynch believes that the most important part of the pre-production part of filmmaking is to get everyone on the ______.

3. Where did the Lynch family move to when David was a child?

4. Los Angeles is filled with neighborhoods that each exhibit their own:

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. Explain how and why Lynch changed his thinking regarding TM.

8. 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?

9. What caused Lynch to put his artistic dreams on hold when he was a child?

10. How did TM affect Lynch's relationship with negativity?

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

David Lynch has a longstanding working relationship with the actress Laura Dern. Examine Lynch's work with Dern. Why was it important for Lynch to work with Dern? What is the level of Dern's acting experience? What does Dern bring to the films that other actresses may not? In which films did Dern appear? Write a 500 word essay on Dern's work with Lynch. Include biographical information on Dern.

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the creative aspects, film making is a technical process. Lynch explains the process in detail. What are the elements of film? Do the elements ever change? If so, how and why? Create a guide listing and showing examples of each element. Explain why each is important to the process.

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