Question

Read the excerpt from Montaigne's "Of Cannibals" and answer the question.

All our efforts cannot even succeed in reproducing the nest of the tiniest little bird, its contexture, its beauty and convenience; or even the web of the puny spider. All things, says Plato, are produced by nature, by fortune, or by art; the greatest and most beautiful by one or the other of the first two, the least and most imperfect by the last.

In the context of this excerpt, convenience most nearly means _____.

handiness

closeness

suitability of form

ease of access

The answer is C: Suitability of form

Answer 1

C mainly because the guy just said so

Answer 2

I would choose option A for this very subjective question, as "handiness" would capture the suitability of form and ease of access. Which are features present in the construction of the birds nest, that represent its perfect convenience, along with beauty and contexture. And not only the form.

But taking the answer given, and assuming that the whole Montaigne piece focuses in the material aspects of nature´s creations, not the functional aspects, "Suitability of form" is the right answer, as it already relates to the next example of nature´s perfection: the spider web.