What term means written under a false name?

• A. Anonymous
• B. Pseudonymous
• C. Extant
• D. Infancy Gospels

Answer: (B)

Writing under a false name is called being pseudonymous. The word uses pseudo- meaning false and -nym meaning name, so it describes a text attributed to a name that isn’t the real author. This is different from anonymous writing, where no name is given at all, and from extant, which just means something that still exists, or Infancy Gospels, which are a category of early Christian writings about Jesus’ childhood. So the term that fits is pseudonymous.