Five Factions
Known for valuing selflessness, this is the faction Beatrice Prior was born into.
What is Abnegation?
During the Choosing Ceremony, initiates make their selection by dropping blood into one of five of these.
What are bowls?
Tris becomes the first initiate to prove her bravery by being the first to jump into this giant hole in the ground.
What is the Pit (or the Chasm)?
This instructor for the Dauntless transfers is known for his cold demeanor and only having four fears.
Who is Four?
During a field trip in Chapter 12, the initiates visit this landmark to have their first target practice session.
What is the fence (or the gate)?
This faction’s name means "bravery," and its members are responsible for guarding the city fence.
What is Dauntless?
To the shock of his family, Tris’s brother Caleb chooses to join this faction.
What is Erudite?
This is the first name Beatrice chooses for herself after joining her new faction.
What is Tris?
This ruthless Dauntless leader took over at age 17 and is known for his cruelty and numerous piercings.
Who is Eric?
In the Capture the Flag game, Tris realizes this about Four’s strategy when he chooses "small and fast" team members.
What is that he values speed/intelligence over brute strength?
This faction believes that lack of information is the cause of conflict and values intelligence above all.
What is Erudite?
This is the term for individuals whose aptitude test results are inconclusive, showing traits of multiple factions.
What is Divergent?
This ranking leader and primary antagonist among the initiates frequently bullies Tris by calling her "Stiff."
Who is Peter?
Tris’s first friend in Dauntless, she was a transfer from Candor.
Who is Christina?
Tris helps her team win the game by climbing this iconic Chicago structure to spot the opposing team.
What is the Ferris Wheel?
Members of this faction value honesty and often work in the legal system.
What is Candor?
This motto, which Tris struggles with, suggests that loyalty to your faction is more important than family.
What is "Faction before blood"?
Tris gets this many birds tattooed on her collarbone to represent the family members she left behind.
What is three?
This initiate is large and strong but sensitive; he eventually breaks down during the physical combat training.
Who is Al?
Four reveals to Tris that he is actually afraid of this, which seems ironic for a Dauntless leader.
What is heights?
This peaceful faction is responsible for the city's food supply and values kindness and harmony.
What is Amity?
This Dauntless woman administered Tris’s aptitude test and warned her to keep her results a secret.
Who is Tori?
After quitting her fight against Molly, Christina is punished by being forced to hang over this for five minutes.
What is the Chasm?
This leader of Erudite is behind the antagonistic reports being published about Abnegation.
Who is Jeanine Matthews?
In Chapter 13, Tris stands up for Al by volunteering to have these thrown at her by Four.
What are knives?