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: At the beginning of the 18th century, Poland entered a prolonged period of decline, marked by financial ruin, a debilitated military, and a series of ineffectual kings. Choices:  1. Financial ruin never managed to plague Poland. 2. Poland entered a prolonged period of decline at the beginning of the 18th century, marked by financial ruin, a debilitated military, and a series of ineffectual kings. 3. Luckily, Poland managed to get out of this period in 1915.

2