The Iliad Book 10 Study Questions

1. At the beginning of Book 10 of ‘The Iliad’, why is Agamemnon unable to sleep?
2. In Book 10 of ‘The Iliad’, who is the first to volunteer to spy on the Trojans?
3. In Book 10 of ‘The Iliad’, which immortal is on the side of the Greeks?
4. Who is the first to volunteer for the spy mission into the Trojan camp?
5. Who does he choose to go with him, and why?
6. What do the Achaians hope to gain by the mission?
7. Who is sent on a similar mission for the Trojans? What are his motivations?
8. Who catches whom spying?
9. What do they learn?
10. Who is later killed and what is taken?