President theodore roosevelt described muckrackers as people who were

a) swatting at bees in a full honeycomb
b) stirring up mud at the bottom of a pond
c) stomping on locusts during a heavy plague
d) trying to swim upstream during a wind storm

naturalism is a literary movement that

a explains the natural phenomena in the western frontier
b depicts tall tale adventurers who explore the uncharted western territories
c describes the environmental consequences of mining
d expresses the american spirit among people struggling to determine their own fates