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 by this author, a government official is chased out of a banquet after falsely accusing a prostitute of stealing 100 rubles. (10[1])While ranting about the Catholic Church, (10[1])a character created by this author destroys a Chinese vase. This author’s epilepsy inspired Prince Myshkin’s seizures (10[1])in The Idiot. (-5[1])In a novel by this author, (-5[1])the pawnbroker Alyona Ivanovna is murdered with an ax (10[1])by Raskolnikov. (10[1])For 10 points, name this author of Crime (10[1])and Punishment. ■END■ (10[2])

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