Round 3: Tossup 9

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

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