Twilight Zone - "The Eye of the Beholder"

Read the doctor's statement below from "The Eye of the Beholder" episode:

"One of the alternatives, just in case the treatment is not successful, is to allow you to move into a special area in which people of your kind have congregated."

Used in context, what is the best meaning of the word "congregated"?

• The protagonist goes to pray at church.

• The protagonist is sent to live with other deformed individuals.

• The protagonist and others are put to death for being different.

• The protagonist is thrown in jail until she can pay back all the surgeries.

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How is the title "The Eye of the Beholder" related to the theme?

• The phrase "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" means that what one person finds ugly, another may find attractive.

• The phrase "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" means that each person must change their appearance to fit in.

• The phrase "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" shows how cruel fate can be for men and women who aren't normal.

• The phrase "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" means that people who are beautiful get special privileges.

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Which piece of dialogue from "The Eye of the Beholder" best supports the theme?

• "Who decides what is normal? Who is this state that makes these rules? The state is not God! The state does not have the right to make ugliness a crime."

• “You’re not being rational. You know you couldn’t live any kind of life among normal people.”

• "You know, there are many others who share your misfortune, who look much as you do."

• “Each of us is afforded as much opportunity as possible to fit in with society."

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All of the following are consequences of Janet's head being wrapped in bandages for most of the episode EXCEPT:

• It builds anticipation and suspense.

• It lets the viewer know the surgery was successful.

• It encourages the viewer to use their imagination to fill in for visual gaps.

• It drives the conflict and piques the viewer's curiosity.

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Which of the following are ironic about "The Eye of the Beholder" (select all that apply

• In "The Eye of the Beholder", Janet would actually be considered attractive by most TV audiences, whereas the pig-faced doctors are repulsive.

• In "The Eye of the Beholder", Janet spends tons of money to look normal.

• Janet wants to stay the way she looks

• The doctor thinks Janet looks good