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What’s the authors purpose in this excerpt

What’s the authors purpose in this excerpt-example-1
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Though I can't see all the answers here's my take:

The author was making a point that Voltaire's humor was not welcomed because it criticised their beliefs and the book was banned because it was full of his criticising humor that they did not appreciate.
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It is d. To provide an example of why the book was bannd

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