US Military Chain of Command and Army Basic Knowledge Practice Test

In the Army rank structure, general officer ranks rise one star at a time. Brigadier General has one star, Major General has two stars, and so on. Since the rank directly before Major General is the one-star rank, the correct choice is Brigadier General. The sequence goes Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, General. The other options don’t fit because Colonel sits below Brigadier General, Lieutenant General is above Major General, and Major General is not the rank preceding it.