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.

Q: Statement: Following the earl's death, Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle decided to inspire his fellow countrymen through a national gallery devoted to their heroes. Choices:  1. Thomas Carlyle opened a national gallery for the Scottish people. 2. If the earl didn't die, there would be no national gallery from Thomas Carlyle. 3. Thomas Carlyle was an English biologist who studied reptiles.

A: 1
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Q: Statement: Black blood, brains, and teeth sprayed on the two riders behind him. Choices:  1. The riders were sprayed by a dust storm. 2. Blood sprayed onto the riders. 3. Blood from the demons sprayed the riders.

A: 2
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Q: Statement: While Franklin Roosevelt was tragically unwary of the new global menace from the left, Churchill spearheaded the opposition to the twin scourges of the century--Nazism and communism. Choices:  1. The fear of Nazis from the left was grossly overstated.  2. The biggest menace to the world was rabid possums, but also the Nazis were bad.  3. There was a big push against Nazism and communism.

A:
3
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