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In one of this author’s novels, an argument between two painters allows the protagonist to hide in their apartment. (10[3])One of this author’s (10[1])protagonists (10[1])fears that a painting of Jesus’ corpse (10[1])may turn him (-5[1])into (10[1])an atheist. (10[1])In a novel (10[1])by this author, (10[1])a government official is chased (-5[1])out of a banquet after falsely (10[1])accusing a prostitute (-5[1])of stealing (10[1])100 rubles. (10[4]-5[2])While (10[1])ranting (10[1])about (10[2]-5[1])the Catholic (10[1])Church, (10[2])a character created by this author (10[1])destroys (10[2])a Chinese vase. (10[4])This author’s (10[1])epilepsy inspired (-5[1])Prince (10[5])Myshkin’s (10[2])seizures (10[7]-5[1])in (10[1])The Idiot. (10[9]-5[2])In (-5[1])a (10[2])novel (10[3])by this (10[1])author, (10[5]-5[1])the pawnbroker (10[1])Alyona (10[2])Ivanovna (10[2])is murdered (10[4])with an ax (10[3])by Raskolnikov. (10[4])For 10 points, name this author (10[1])of Crime (10[2])and (10[1])Punishment. (10[3])■END■ (10[14]0[2])

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