Premise: Robert Fagles, a Princeton classicist, translated The Iliad in 1990 and sold an astonishing 140,000 paperback copies of his version.

Hypothesis: Robert Fagles is the author of The Iliad.
Answer: no

Premise: Wanniski, who invited Farrakhan to a conference last spring, argues that a Republican-nation alliance could guarantee an unbeatable electoral majority for the GOP.

Hypothesis: Wanninski believes that a strong Republican alliance will help in their political strategy.
Answer: yes

Premise: The outstanding works on view include a dozen or so 15th- and 16th-century Flemish paintings, regarded as some of the richest in Portugal and rare even in the rest of Europe.

Hypothesis: The Flemish paintings from the 15th & 16th century are on display. They are being loaned to another museum next month.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship.

Hypothesis: Everyone is a good free thinker.
Answer: it is not possible to tell