The answer: no
The question is: Will speed reader devour The Great Gatsby before the Raven?
The rationale is: F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is 218 pages. Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven is 42 pages.

The answer: yes
The question is: Would an oil painter avoid reds from scale insects that live on a cactus?
The rationale is: Carmine is the product of an insect that lives on some cacti. Carmine is not stable in oil paints and its usage has been discontinued. Carmine is red.

The answer: no
The question is: Did Barack Obama participate in the Reformation?
The rationale is: The Reformation took place in the 16th century. Barack Obama was born in 1961.

The answer: yes
The question is: Is average number of peas in a pod enough commas for a billion?
The rationale is: The average number of peas in a pod is 6 or 7. A billion is a number that has three commas in it.