Read the following passage from “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell.

"So," continued the general, "I asked myself why the hunt no longer fascinated me. You are much younger than I am, Mr. Rainsford, and have not hunted as much, but you perhaps can guess the answer."

"What was it?"

"Simply this: hunting had ceased to be what you call `a sporting proposition.' It had become too easy. I always got my quarry. Always. There is no greater bore than perfection."

The general equates unlimited success to

1. sport
2. estimation
3. ease
4. boredom

Highlight the correct answer choice.