Question

A character in this novel drunkenly describes a man who ate 60 monks during a series of famines. A woman in this novel changes the initials emblazoned on a shield to those of the protagonist’s love interest while she mockingly recites a poem about (15[1])a “poor knight.” This novel’s protagonist exchanges crosses with a friend who later tries to stab him, leading him to fall down a flight of stairs. In this novel, the protagonist’s (*) wild gesticulating at a dinner party results in him accidentally breaking a Chinese vase. (10[1])This novel ends as the protagonist loses his mind and returns to a Swiss sanatorium upon discovering that his ex-fiancée (-5[2])Nastasya Filippovna was murdered by his friend Rogozhin. For 10 points, name this novel about the epileptic Prince Myshkin, written by Fyodor Dostoevsky. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: The Idiot
<HG, European Literature>
= Average correct buzz position

Back to tossups

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Arya KarthikGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech B4315
Kevin WangGeorgia Tech CGeorgia Tech A8810
Aidan LeahyGeorgia AEmory A108-5
Jason HawkinsGeorgia BTennessee A108-5
Luke ZhangEmory AGeorgia A13210
William BarnesTennessee AGeorgia B13210

Summary

2023 ARCADIA at DukeEmory, Duke, YaleY425%0%50%88.00
2023 ARCADIA at EmoryEmory, Duke, YaleY4100%25%50%98.75
2023 ARCADIA at MarylandMaryland, OnlineY3100%0%0%94.00
2023 ARCADIA OnlineMaryland, OnlineY367%0%67%111.50
2023 ARCADIA at Ohio StateOhio State, TexasY367%0%33%91.50
2023 ARCADIA at TexasOhio State, TexasY3100%0%67%128.67