In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
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Question: Statement: As Istanbul it was the seat of the Ottoman sultans, rulers of a 500-year Islamic empire that stretched from the Black Sea and the Balkans to Arabia and Algeria. Choices:  1. The Ottoman empire collapsed for a number of reasons, but its collapse is largely seen to have been an inevitability by most historians. 2. The Ottoman empire established a 500-year rule over territory that stretched from the Black Sea and the Balkans to the Arabia and Algeria. 3. The Ottoman empire established a 200-year rule over a comparably small territory.

Answer: 2


Question: Statement: Major credit cards. Choices:  1. The credit cards are considered major. 2. Major credit cards only include American Express and Discover. 3. The credit cards are minor.

Answer: 1


Question: Statement: You'd think Soutine, with his obsessive delight in flesh, would paint nudes, but no; he painted only one in his whole career, and it's a minor painting. Choices:  1. He only painted one because it made him feel uncomfortable. 2. Soutine only paints nudes. 3. Soutine only painted one nude in his whole career.

Answer:
3