Question

"No. You are wrong, sir. The Cape Buffalo is not the most dangerous big game." He sipped his wine. "Here in my preserve on this island," he said in the same slow tone, "I hunt more dangerous game."

The word game has several different meanings. Which one is being used in the previous passage?

a sporting activity
animals for hunting
mathematical model
ready and willing

Answer 1

The word game in this passage means animals for hunting.

Answer 2

The answer is indeed "animals for hunting".

Step-by-step explanation:

As the question states, the word "game" has several different meanings. But we must choose one according to the context offered in the passage. We can easily choose the meaning "animals for hunting" due to the fact that they mention an animal - the Cape Buffalo - and the action of hunting - "I hunt more dangerous game".