Answer: Jerry gets a great deal of fulfillment out of visiting the new art exhibits at the museum in town. He usually visits each exhibit several times during a show and finds beauty in a variety of different types of art works. Jerry is likely to visit the new exhibits in an effort to meet an D) aesthetic need.
Step-by-step explanation: The option that fills in the blank is D) aesthetic since the passage is referring to Jerry's need for the appreciation of the beauty that a work of art transmits, which is mainly expressed in the second sentence ("He usually visits each exhibit several times during a show and finds beauty in a variety of different types of art works"). In other words, the passage indicates that Jerry enjoys finding beauty in works of art; therefore, the word that fills in the blank is "aesthetic".