Problem: Here is a premise:
Finally, the warring parties focused on New Orleans.

Here is a hypothesis:
New Orleans became their focus.

Here are the options:

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
By the end of the 13th century, they began their first raids on the Aegean Islands.

Here is a hypothesis:
The first raids on the Aegean Islands began at the end of the 13th century.

Here are the options:

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
I wasn't even a construction engineer.

Here is a hypothesis:
I am not a construction engineer.

Here are the options:

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
Perhaps he quit the Senate (a fact that some viewers would know) because he wanted a job in something that really mattered--like sports?

Here is a hypothesis:
The senate life was difficult for him.

Here are the options:

Answer:
it is not possible to tell