Premise: Combining Shinto ritual with official Buddhist conformity, they revived the Confucian ideals of filial piety and obedience to authority to bolster their government.

Hypothesis: Their government would not have survived if they had not revived the Confucian ideals.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: You can relax at the pools or tennis courts, explore the desert landscape in a jeep, take the aerial tramway for a view of sand and hills for miles, and in the evening dine at any number of fashionable, international-class restaurants.

Hypothesis: If you want to explore the desert landscape, you can use a jeep.
Answer: yes

Premise: He wasn't surprised.

Hypothesis: The last thing he was is surprised.
Answer: yes

Premise: An essay explains why journalists always view politicians through a dehumanizing prism.

Hypothesis: Journalists always view politicians with awe and wonder.
Answer: no