Problem: Here is a premise:
After the morose twilight years of the Sun King, the societal tone changed with the satiric pen of Voltaire and the erotic fantasies of Watteau's paintings and Marivaux's comedies.

Here is a hypothesis:
This period took place in recent times.

Here are the options:

Answer: no

Problem: Here is a premise:
Ca'daan spoke of the bandit tribes in the barrens and, as well as they had done against the slavers, Jon had no desire for further battle.

Here is a hypothesis:
Jon didn't want anyone else to die.

Here are the options:

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
From fiscal year 1986 to 1995, for example, total import entries increased by 242 percent, from 11.

Here is a hypothesis:
Total import entries decreased between the years 1986 and 1995.

Here are the options:

Answer: no

Problem: Here is a premise:
Investing in the financial markets is a standard practice for state and local government pension funds in the United States.

Here is a hypothesis:
Investing in the financial markets is a standard practice for just state pension funds

Here are the options:

Answer:
no