In this note we consider finite noncyclic p-groups G all of whose maximal cyclic subgroups X satisfy one of the following two properties. (a) If each subgroup H of G containing X properly is nonabelian, then p = 2 and G is generalized quaternion. (b) If X is contained in exactly one maximal subgroup of G, then G is metacyclic. This solves the problems Nr.1541 and Nr. 1594 from [1].