What term describes a work of unknown authorship or with an unrevealed name?

• A. Anonymous
• B. Pseudonymous
• C. Extant
• D. Canon

Answer: (A)

The concept tested is how to describe a work when the writer’s identity isn’t known or disclosed. Anonymous means the author’s name is not provided or is unknown, which fits a work described as having unknown authorship or an unrevealed name. If a work is published under a false or pen name but the real author is known or discoverable later, that’s a pseudonymous situation, not truly anonymous. Extant just means something still exists today, with no direct implication about who wrote it. Canon refers to a recognized set of texts accepted as authoritative, not to authorship status. So the best fit for a work with unknown authorship or an unrevealed name is anonymous.