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Knights Radiant quiz: How well do you know the Orders?

Quick, free Stormlight Archive quiz to test your knowledge. Instant results.

Editorial: Review CompletedCreated By: Jamie EdmondsonUpdated Aug 23, 2025
Difficulty: Moderate
2-5mins
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This Knights Radiant quiz helps you check your recall of Orders, Surges, Ideals, and key moments from the Stormlight Archive. Answer fast, see which details you missed, and learn a new fact for your next reread. When you are done, try our Lord of the Rings quiz or tackle a tougher challenge with a Game of Thrones quiz.

What connects a Knight Radiant to their powers?
Nahel bond
Stormlight ring
Shardblade resonance
Oathpact scrolls
Knights Radiant form a Nahel bond with spren, granting them access to Stormlight and Surgebinding abilities. This bond is renewed when the Radiant speaks each Ideal and allows them to summon Shardblades and use their Surges. Without the Nahel bond, a Radiant cannot wield any of their magical powers.
Which order of Knights Radiant does Kaladin Stormblessed belong to?
Skybreakers
Edgedancers
Windrunners
Dustbringers
Kaladin bonds with the honorspren Sylphrena and becomes a Windrunner. Windrunners wield the Surges of Gravitation and Adhesion, allowing them to manipulate gravity and bind objects. His journey in The Way of Kings revolves around learning the Windrunner Ideals.
Which of these characters is NOT a viewpoint character in the first book The Way of Kings?
Szeth-son-son-Vallano
Navani Kholin
Kaladin Stormblessed
Shallan Davar
The Way of Kings features viewpoint chapters from Kaladin, Shallan, Dalinar, and Szeth, but Navani Kholin never appears as a viewpoint character until later books. Navani is prominent in the story through correspondence and politics, but she doesn't have her own POV in the first novel.
What is the name of Shallan Davar's spren?
Pattern
Lopen
Sylphrena
Kele
Shallan bonds with a Cryptic spren she names Pattern, who guides her in using the Surges of Illumination and Transformation. Pattern appears as a shifting white shape with glowing runes. This bond is central to Shallan's character arc throughout the series.
Which order wields the Surges of Cohesion and Division?
Skybreakers
Truthwatchers
Edgedancers
Dustbringers
Dustbringers bond with the ashspren and wield the Surges of Cohesion and Division, enabling them to break and reshape materials at a molecular level. Their abilities are among the most destructive when fully developed. The only known Dustbringer in the current era is Moash.
What are the massive storms on Roshar that charge gemstones and power fabrials called?
Roshar cyclones
Highstorms
Everstorms
Shardwinds
Highstorms are the huge, regular tempests that sweep across Roshar, charging gemstones with Stormlight and activating fabrials. They are vital to Rosharan ecology and magic. Everstorms are a newer phenomenon associated with the Voidbringers.
Which Herald is associated with the Windrunners?
Taln
Nalan
Shalash
Jezrien
Jezrien, also known as the Herald of Kings, led the Windrunners during the ancient Oathpact. Each Knight Radiant order had a patron Herald, and Jezrien's ideals align with the Windrunners' focus on protection.
Who ascends to the leadership of the Knights Radiant in Oathbringer?
Kaladin Stormblessed
Dalinar Kholin
Shallan Davar
Adolin Kholin
In Oathbringer, Dalinar proves himself worthy of the third Bondsmith Ideal and claims the title of leader of the Knights Radiant. He forges a new bond with the Stormfather, uniting the orders under his guidance.
Which two Surges do the Bondsmiths wield?
Gravitation and Adhesion
Tension and Adhesion
Abrasion and Progression
Illumination and Transformation
Bondsmiths bond with ancient spren like the Stormfather and wield the Surges of Tension and Adhesion. These Surges let them bind objects and reshape forces, and also unify and lead other Radiants. Dalinar Kholin is the most prominent modern Bondsmith.
Which two Surges do the Lightweavers wield?
Transformation and Transportation
Cohesion and Division
Tension and Adhesion
Illumination and Transformation
Lightweavers bond with Cryptics and use the Surges of Illumination and Transformation to create realistic illusions and alter matter. Shallan Davar exemplifies these powers by creating detailed light-based fabrials and disguises.
Which Herald held the Oathpact the longest before breaking it?
Jezrien
Shalash
Nalan
Talenelat'Elin (Taln)
Talenelat'Elin, the Herald of War, endured the punishment in Damnation longest and was the last to abandon the Oathpact. His resilience earned him the nickname Taln among soldiers. His return in The Way of Kings is a major turning point.
Which two Surges are wielded by the Elsecallers?
Transformation and Transportation
Gravitation and Division
Cohesion and Tension
Illumination and Adhesion
Elsecallers bond with inkspren and wield the Surges of Transformation and Transportation, granting them powerful Soulcasting abilities and the power to travel between the Physical and Cognitive Realms. Their versatility makes them crucial to many of Roshar's greatest events. Jasnah Kholin is the most famous modern Elsecaller.
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Study Outcomes

  1. Identify Knights Radiant Orders -

    Identify the ten orders of the Knights Radiant, their heralds, and the unique attributes that set each order apart.

  2. Recall Surges and Abilities -

    Recall the key Surges and magical abilities that define each Radiant order and how they manifest in battle.

  3. Analyze Oaths and Ideals -

    Analyze the role of the Ideals and Oaths in shaping a Knight Radiant's character and their bond with Spren.

  4. Understand Spren Bonds -

    Understand the nature of Spren-human bonds and how different Spren influence a Radiant's powers and personality.

  5. Apply Knowledge to Scenarios -

    Apply your Stormlight Archive lore to hypothetical scenarios, testing your ability to match orders with challenges.

  6. Evaluate Quiz Performance -

    Evaluate your performance on the Knights Radiant quiz to gauge your mastery and uncover areas for further study.

Cheat Sheet

  1. Ten Knights Radiant Orders and Their Surges -

    Familiarize yourself with the ten orders (e.g., Windrunners, Lightweavers) and their paired Surges - Windrunners harness Gravitation & Adhesion, Lightweavers wield Illumination & Transformation, etc. A helpful mnemonic is "G-A, I-T, D-A, E-L, R-T" to line up the Surge pairs. Cross-check with the official Stormlight Archive Coppermind wiki for accuracy when prepping for your knights radiant quiz.

  2. Nahel Bond Formation and Spren Types -

    Review how each Radiant forms a Nahel bond by swearing Ideals, attracting a specific spren type (honorspren, cryptics, cultivars, etc.). Remember "I Will Protect" as the Immortal Words for many orders' First Ideal - this phrase anchors your understanding of the bond mechanics. Official Brandon Sanderson interviews and the Words of Radiance annotations make excellent study sources for your knight radiant quiz prep.

  3. The Ten Surges and Surgebinding Uses -

    Master definitions of each Surge - Abrasion (sliding friction), Transportation (teleportation), Cohesion (molecular shaping), etc. - and pair them with real examples like Shallan's Illumination illusions. Use the formula "Surge = Investiture + Intent" to recall how surgebinding works. University-level Cosmere analyses and the Stormlight Archive companion volumes offer authoritative explanations for your knights radiant test.

  4. Ideals, Oaths, and Radiant Progression -

    Understand the progression from the First Ideal ("Life before Death…") to the order-specific Oaths that unlock new abilities. Sketch a quick chart of each order's Ideals and link them to key moments in the novels (e.g., Kaladin's "I will protect those who cannot protect themselves"). Scholarly essays on oath ethics in fantasy literature can deepen your insight for a Brandon Sanderson knights radiant quiz.

  5. Shardblades, Shardplate, and Investiture Flow -

    Study how Radiant spren create Shardblades and armor via invested Stormlight and how hemalurgy differs - Shardblades are summoned through bonds, not spikes. A simple analogy: spren are "software," Stormlight is the "power," and Shardplate/Shardblade is the "hardware." The official Stormlight Archive glossary and Sanderson's Cosmere lectures are top-tier references for your knights radiant order quiz.

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