In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.

Q: Statement: Its Minakshi Devi Shrine is dedicated to a pre-Hindu fish-eyed goddess taken into the pantheon with her husband, Shiva his Sundaresvara Shrine is next door. Choices: 1. The Minakshi Devi Shrine is from before Hindu times. 2. The Minakshi Devi Shrine is nowhere near the Sundaresvara Shrine. 3. The Minakshi Devi Shrine contains gods that also exist in Hindu culture.

A: 3
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Q: Statement: The Normans, following the pattern of earlier invaders, became rapidly assimilated. Choices: 1. The Normans were deeply reluctant to assimilate. 2. The Normans were simply too enamored with the cultural improvements. 3. The Normans were assimilated quite quickly.

A: 2
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Q: Statement: The rural Basque country (or Euzkadi) stretches south into Spain along a coastal plain and through the Pyrenees. Choices: 1. Euzkadi does not go down into Spain. 2. The rural Basque country goes down into Spain and across a coastal plain on through the Pyrenees. 3. Visiting the rural Basque country is a must do during the Spring time.

A:
3
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