Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Input: Statement: Ruling from Palermo, Barbarossa's highly cultured but brutal grandson Frederick II (1194 1250) was a prototype for the future Renaissance prince. Choices:  1. The citizens of Palermo feared the rule of Frederick II. 2. The ideals of the Renaissance prince were modeled after Frederick II. 3. Frederick II was a weak and ineffective ruler, but he lowered taxes.

2